LAHORE, Aug 17: The Government College University’s political science department on Friday signed an agreement with the United Nations (UN) to hold an international conference on water shortage in Pakistan this year.

GCU Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Khaleequr Rahman and UN Institute of Water, Health and Environment director Dr Adeel Zafar signed an international cooperative agreement to bring into limelight the impending danger of water scarcity and formulate strategic responses to the problem.

The conference on “Politics of water resources governance in the Indus Basin” will seek critical perspectives on politics of water.

The university has received 28 papers from international academics for the conference.