Total shutterdown in most parts of Sindh as people take to streets against canals

LARKANA/HYDERABAD/SUKKUR/MIRPURKHAS/BADIN: The routine life came to a standstill in Sindh’s cities and towns, barring Karachi and parts of Hyderabad, on Sunday in response to a strike call given by the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz-Bashir (JSQM-B).

The call was given by the party to show that Sindh rejects the federal plan to draw six more canals from the Indus River to irrigate millions of acres in Chilistan and other areas of Punjab.

While a complete strike was observed in all other cities and towns, a partial shutterdown was witnessed in Hyderabad district. Karachi...
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