Pakistan, Aug. 14 -- In response to growing public pressure, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a 13-member high-level committee to find lasting solutions to Gwadar's chronic electricity outages and severe water shortages. The committee's first meeting is expected to be held on Friday.

The committee has been directed to urgently propose a plan to ensure uninterrupted water supply to Gwadar through two key sources: the 7.5 million gallons per day (MGD) water supply scheme and the 1.2 MGD seawater desalination plant. The proposal must be practical within four to five days and focus on delivering immediate relief to the population.

In addition, the committee must submit a medium-term plan within four to five months to guarantee ...