Coalition partners put canals on the negotiating table

• Second contact between PPP, PML-N leaders in as many days hints at ‘softening of stances’ • Rana Sana says water distribution issue to be resolved on administrative, technical grounds • Azma criticises Bilawal for ‘harsh remarks’; Ghani accuses PML-N of trying to hurt PPP

KARACHI: As both coalition partners began seeing eye to eye on the issue of canals, the acrimony caused by the controversial canals on the Indus River continues to rile up their middle-tier leaders, highlighting the extent to which the issue has driven a wedge between them.

The initial anger, however, seems to have subsided, wi...
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