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

Railway traffic on a track near Sindh’s Khairpur city was restored after activists of some nationalist parties blocked a section of it on Sunday in their ongoing agitation against the much-protested plan to build six new canals on the Indus River.

Chief of the Army Staff Gen Asim Munir and Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz inaugurated the ambitious Cholistan project to irrigate south Punjab’s lands on February 15 amid public uproar and strong reservations in Sindh. The Sindh Assembly also passed a unanimous resolution against the project in March.

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