Dar allays Sindh's concerns over canals

Karachi Bar Association president injured in attack, vows to stay firm in opposing canals project

Sindh home minister takes notice, orders police to conduct effective investigation and take legal community into confidence on the matter.

Sindh canal issue 'pointless', says Rana Sanaullah

Prime Minister's Adviser on Public and Political Affairs, Rana Sanaullah gestures during a political gathering. - APP/FileThe issue surrounding the canals in Sindh is pointless because all six canals are not being built in Punjab, said Prime Minister's Adviser on Public and Political...

Dar allays Sindh's concerns over canals

In a move to douse the flames of controversy over the canal projects, Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday assured lawmakers that not even a drop of Sindh's water would be diverted to any other province, adding that all disputed scheme would be reviewed with the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on board. Dar was responding to the PPP's growing disquiet over the canal projects on the Indus River, as the party demanded an immediate halt to work o…

PTI submits resolution in NA against Cholistan Canal project

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday submitted a resolution in the National Assembly opposing the federal government’s plan to construct six new canals on the Indus River under the Green Pakistan Initiative (GPI), citing serious concerns over Sindh’s water rights and the need for constitutional oversight. The $3.3 billion GPI aims to irrigate 1.2 million acres of barren land in South Punjab through the construction of six canals. The i…

Shah Mahmood Qureshi Blasts PPP For Shedding 'crocodile Tears' On Canals Issue - Pakistan Live News

PTI’s Shah Mahmood Qureshi leaving ECP office in Islamabad, on October 21, 2022. — Online “PPP knew that project featured six canals when it was approved”. Qureshi asks why PPP did not speak when Irsa issued certificate. Says canals’ construction underway in six districts for long time. LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday criticised the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) over its stance on the controversial…

Highlights:PPP leaders flexing muscles as ‘row’ over water gains momentum

By Latafat Siddiqui TORONTO – The row is raging over water after President Asif Ali Zardari cautioned the fragile coalition government on its `unilateral policies,` including the decision to extract additional canals from the Indus River system without securing the agreement of all federating units. “As the president of Pakistan, it is my constitutional duty to caution that some of the one-sided policies of the Shehbaz Sharif-led government are ‘