Keyword "Canals Project" - List of latest news (24 results)

07:59 Court proceedings suspended across Sindh amid lawyers’ strike call

All Sindh Lawyers Action Committee decides to extend Khairpur sit-in to Kamo Shaheed, Kashmore Dera Mor and Karachi.

06:57 Federation under strain

The canal controversy has exposed the fault lines within the establishment-dominated system.

05:12 PPP feels ‘reassured’ after PM’s aide offers talks on canals

CCI meeting not summoned despite requests; Rana Sanaullah woos Sindh nationalist leaders, JUI-F for dialogue.

05:12 Govt proposes multiparty consultation on new canals

PTI, PPP present competing resolutions during fiery Senate session; PPP reiterates demands for immediate CCI meeting.

22/04 Credibility deficit

For years, there has been no federal member from Sindh in Irsa.

22/04 Sindh CM urges anti-canal protesters to carry on rallies but without bothering others

Murad says work on canals project halted since July 2024 because of his PPP-led govt.

22/04 Coalition partners put canals on the negotiating table

Azma criticises Bilawal for "harsh remarks"; Ghani accuses PML-N of trying to hurt PPP.

21/04 Total shutterdown in most parts of Sindh as people take to streets against canals

Karachi remains unaffected, partial strike witnessed in Hyderabad.

21/04 Sindh experts find ‘construction halted’ at Cholistan canal site

Team sent by CM Murad submits its report.

20/04 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".

20/04 Rana Sanaullah, Sharjeel agree to resolve canals project issue through talks

PML-N leader tells provincial minister on phone that his party high-ups want Sindh's reservations to be removed.

19/04 Work on construction of new canals on Indus halted, govt lawyer tells SHC

Bench orders appointment of Irsa federal member from Sindh by 29th.

19/04 Bilawal threatens to exit govt if canals’ plan not shelved

Claims those planning the project "owe their power to PPP"; party again urges CCI to take up matter.

17/04 Sindh lawyers set to begin ‘long march’ against canals project today

SHCBA announces sit-ins on National Highway in Rohri and Shikarpur on April 18.

15/04 Sindh complains to Irsa over ‘transferring’ water from Indus as Punjab link canal opened

Calls for releasing water downstream to Panjnad for 'judicious' distribution of water of amongst provinces

14/04 PPP chief Bilawal said he will prefer people over PM on canals project: Sindh CM

Murad says province’s case is quite strong, cannot be rejected by anyone.

14/04 Nationwide protests held against corporate farming, new canals

Demonstrations were organised by Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee in 30 towns.

13/04 At Tando Jam rally, PPP leaders vow to oppose canals project till ‘last breath’

"Are you going to irrigate a desert by destroying a garden?" asks Faryal Talpur

12/04 Sindh lawyers’ convention calls on Centre to end canals project or face protests

SHCBA urges provincial assemblies to pass resolutions against controversial scheme.

10/04 PTI submits resolution to NA speaker against Cholistan canals project

Party calls for CCI meeting within 15 days, demands independent audit of Irsa certificate; PPP says protested in NA as its resolution not taken up.

07/04 Farmers plan countrywide rallies against corporate farming

Will also protest eviction of peasants from lands on April 13.

07/04 Punjab ministers downplay concerns on new canals

Marriyum rejects politics over project; Pirzada compares it with opposition to Kalabagh dam.

07/04 Sindhu’s roar

Today, the mighty Sindhu is being forced into submission.

05/04 Punjab and Sindh ministers engage in verbal spat over canals project

Azma says president signed approval for project; Sharjeel questions if Punjab's information minister understood president’s mandate under Constitution.