Railway traffic restored in Sindh’s Khairpur after nationalist parties block track over canals issue

Railway traffic restored in Sindh’s Khairpur after nationalist parties block track over canals issue

Lawyers continue sit-in at city's Babarloi Bypass, blocking national highway "for goods".

Govt. accused of sabotaging Anti-Canal Movement

Awami Tehreek leaders support Babaloe Sit-in, announce schedule of protest rallies   Hyderabad, Sindh The Awami Tehreek leadership has accused the Sindh and Federal governments as well as the rulers of Punjab of hatching conspiracy to suppress the peaceful democratic struggle of the Sindhi people against the illegal canals and corporate farming projects. “They want to sabotage the peaceful movement by provoking violence through various means,” t…

Rail Traffic Resumes in Khairpur Amid Rising Tensions

Railway traffic near Khairpur, Sindh, was restored on Sunday after a three-hour blockade by nationalist party activists protesting the controversial Indus canals dispute. The agitation is part of ongoing resistance to the federal government’s plan to build six new canals on the Indus River, a project that has sparked widespread unrest across Sindh. Protest Halts Railway Movement The railway blockade began around 11:30 am near Luqman railway cros…

Railway traffic restored in Khairpur after protest over canal project

Recently, railway traffic in Khairpur, Sindh, was disturbed when several nationalist political parties blocked the railway tracks. This protest was against the federal government’s new plan to build six canals as part of the Green Pakistan Initiative (GPI). The purpose of the GPI is to use river water to grow crops on 1.2 million acres of land in South Punjab. However, the people of Sindh believe that the project will reduce the flow of water fr…

Karachi Mayor accuses Punjab ministers of sabotaging canals issue

Mayor of Karachi and spokesperson for the Sindh government, Murtaza Wahab, has demanded that the Prime Minister cancel the canals project, alleging that the issue was worsened by ministers from Punjab. Speaking at the inauguration of the parking area at Empress Market in Saddar, Murtaza Wahab alleged that Punjab’s ministers disrupted the matter of the canals. He stated that Sindh fought its case strongly and that the Prime Minister should cancel…