The Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) has declared 29 bottled and mineral water brands unsafe for human consumption after testing 230 samples collected from 20 major cities between April and June 2026.
PCRWR released the findings on Friday after comparing the test results with bottled water quality standards set by the Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA).
The council found 22 brands contaminated with bacteria, making them unsafe for drinking. These included:
Mai Sial Bottled Drinking Water, JERS Safe Life, Natural Pure Life, Natural Sip, Al Meer, Al Saha, Al Shifa, Royal Fina, Aqua Nice Pure Life, Noor Aqua, Aqua Pure, Drinkwell Pure Drinking Water, Imperial Pure Drinking Water, Zalmi, Deep Blue, Aab-e-Haram, Vital Sip, Hunza Ulter Water, Rehydr8 Drink Pure Water, Moya Mineral Water, Tynant Aqua and Aqua Pura Smart.
PCRWR also found nine brands with sodium levels above the permissible limit of 50 parts per million (ppm). These were:
HR Water Healthy Life, A2Z Pure Bottled Drinking Water, Pure Drinking Water, Deep Blue Pure Drinking Water, Sip Nest Purified Drinking Water, Aab-e-Haram, Aqua Life Bottled Drinking Water, Water Drinkly and Alpha H2O Bottled Drinking Water.
In addition, four brands exceeded the permissible TDS limit of 500 ppm. These were:
A2Z Pure Bottled Drinking Water, Imperial Pure Drinking Water, Aab-e-Haram and Alpha H2O Bottled Drinking Water.
PCRWR said the federal government had directed it to conduct quarterly monitoring of commercially available bottled and mineral water brands and publish the findings to raise public health awareness. The council urged consumers to check the detailed water quality report before purchasing bottled water. The findings were issued by PCRWR Director General Dr. Hifza Rasheed.
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