Pakistan Council of Research for Water Resources (PCRWR) has declared four bottled water as unfit for human consumption. These brands are Gourmet, Marine, Shiraz, Aqua Splash and Aqua Super Life.
In an official statement released by PCRWR they declared that they collected 85 samples of bottled water from different cities. From these samples only 5 were found unsafe due to contamination.
The cities from which samples were collected include:
- Islamabad
- Rawalpindi
- Peshawar
- Lahore
- Bahawalpur
- Tandojam
- Quetta
- Karachi
The statement also revealed that drinking these waters can cause Cholera, Diarrhea, Dysentery, Hepatitis & Typhoid because of biological contaminations.
The testing of bottled water was carried out on the orders of Pakistani government & Ministry of Science & Technology. You can check the complete results on the official website of PCRWR.