PM Shehbaz to Chair CCI Meeting on Indus River Canals Project Halt
As per details, CCI meeting summoned on May 2 will meet with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in the chair. Invitations have been dispatched to four chief ministers and three federal ministers, who are members of the CCI.
The meeting will ratify the decision made by PPP and PML-N on the six canals project on the Indus River.
It is to be noted that Sindh has been protesting against the six canals project, and lawyers have blocked Punjab-bound traffic from Sindh at Babarloi Bypass and other spots across Sindh.
The government halts the canals project until an inter-provincial consensus
On Thursday, Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif announced a halt to the canals on the Indus River project until an inter-provincial consensus on the issue.
The prime minister made these remarks alongside Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari after their meeting in Islamabad.
PM Shehbaz said that discussions were held with the PPP delegation on the issue of canals on the Indus River and added that further progress on canals will not be made without consensus among the provinces.
The premier said the CCI meeting would be summoned soon.
“Further canal construction will only proceed with mutual agreement on the canal issue,” the prime minister said.
“The issue of canals on the Indus River will also be resolved through mutual consent,” he added.
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