KARACHI : Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif onTuesday said Pakistan will be destroyed if it depends on India.

Speaking about the current water crisis, the PML-N president whileaddressing the Youth Business Forum in Karachi said, “If we depend on Indiafor water then we will be destroyed.”

“We are facing a huge issue of water scarcity,” Shehbaz stressed.

The PML-N president highlighted the need to build dams to tackle the watercrisis.

“The next government’s top priority will be to build Bhasha Dam,” he said.

Shehbaz continued, “We have prepared a feasibility for the construction ofBhasha Dam as it is the best means to address the water scarcity issue.”

He further said, “Small dams also need to be constructed.”

Regarding Kalabagh Dam, Shehbaz said, “Debate on Kalabagh Dam is pointlessas till all parties do not agree it cannot be constructed.”

The PML-N president further said, “We generated an additional 10,000MW ofelectricity in the last five years.”

Earlier today, Shehbaz met a delegation of minorities’ representatives ofthe city.

“The Constitution has given rights to minorities,” he said as he waspresented a shield by the Sikh community.

Shehbaz is on a two-day visit to the metropolis to launch the PML-N’selection campaign.As he arrived in Karachi on Monday, the PML-N president promiseddevelopment and prosperity for the city.

Addressing an event at the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce andIndustry, Shehbaz vowed to resolve the city’s critical issues if PML-N wasvoted into power again.