28 Bottled Water Brands in Pakistan Declared Unsafe for Drinking

The Pakistan Council for Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) has flagged 28 brands of bottled water as unsafe for consumption due to chemical or microbiological contamination. The PCRWR collected 176 samples from 20 cities across Pakistan and tested them against the water quality standards set by the Pakistan Standards & Quality Control Authority (PSQCA). The following brands were found to contain hazardous contaminants:

Brands with High Sodium Levels

These brands exceeded the safe sodium limits:

1. Miran Drinking Water
2. Pak Aqua
3. Jel Bottled Water
4. Neo
5. Aab-e-Dubai
6. Eltsen
7. Pure Water
8. Aqua Health
9. Oslo
10. More Plus

Brands with High Arsenic Levels

These brands contained unsafe arsenic levels, posing health risks:

1. One Pure Drinking Water
2. Indus
3. Premium Safa Purified Water
4. Orwell
5. Natural Pure Life
6. Hunza Utter Water (also found unsafe due to excessive potassium levels)

Brands Contaminated with Bacteria

These brands showed microbiological contamination:

1. SS Water
2. Sip Sip Premium Drinking Water
3. Miran Drinking Water
4. D-Nova
5. Sky Rain
6. Neo
7. Pure Water
8. Dream Pure
9. Aqua Sharav Pure Drinking Water
10. Marvi
11. Ice Well
12. Akb Sky
13. Karakorum Spring Water
14. More Plus
15. Essentia
16. Life Inn

Consumers are advised to avoid these brands due to the risks associated with their contamination.