Federation under strain

SINDH has risen against the federal government’s decision to build multiple canals on the Indus River for corporate farming.

The street protests have practically turned into a mass uprising. The controversial project has united the province’s political forces and civil society. Highway blockades have disrupted the transportation system. The situation does not seem to be in the control of the provincial administration anymore.

Under pressure, the PPP has toughened its stance on the issue, threatening to withdraw its support to the coalition government at the centre if the canal project is not scrapped. The Sindh Assembly passed a unanimous resolution rejecting the project that many fear will destroy the province’s ecology. The centre’s unilateral decision backed by...
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