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Sindh-Punjab transport blocked for 11th day as protests against Indus cana
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Protests against controversial canal projects that draw water from the Indus River have persisted for the eleventh consecutive day across various areas of Sindh. The Balochistan Post (TBP) reports that as a result of these demonstrations, all transport routes from Sindh to Punjab have been e
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Protests continue in Sindh against Pakistan government's canal project on
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Cholistan Canals issue has become a point of difference between the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)- led Sindh government and the Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif-led federal government.
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Pak: Canal protests paralyse goods movement across Sindh, ports warn of lo
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Protests against the Indus canal project continue to block major highways in Sindh, paralysing goods transport, stranding thousands of trucks, halting manufacturing, and raising fears of a severe port congestion crisis despite government efforts to resolve the standoff.
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World Sindhi Congress blames Pakistan for water injustice and terror spons
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Following the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which resulted in the loss of 26 lives, the World Sindhi Congress has sharply condemned Pakistan's role in "sponsoring terrorism" and accused it of longstanding injustices against Sindh's people regarding Indus water.
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Protests continue in Sindh against Pak govt's Indus River canal project
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Sindhis are protesting against a part of their share of water in the Indus going to Punjab,
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Pakistan: Protesters hold ground over canal row, reject official promises
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Demonstrators in Sindh have rejected government assurances and refused to end their sit-in against the proposed Indus canal projects, despite a federal announcement pausing the initiative. Transport disruptions and economic losses continue as protesters await formal cancellation.
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Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement holds protest to mark death anniversary of rev
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement (JSFM), held a significant protest rally in Sann on the solemn occasion of the 30th death anniversary of revered Sindhi leader and philosopher Saeen GM Syed, under the slogan: "Sindh Demands Freedom: Rejection of All Canal Projects; End Enforced Disappearances
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Pakistan: Lawyers' boycott over canals project paralyses judicial proceedi
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Judicial activities across the subordinate courts in Sindh came to a standstill, as lawyers staged a province-wide boycott in protest against the contentious canals project, as reported by the Dawn.
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Widespread protests erupt in Sindh over Indus Canal project
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Nationalist parties, attorneys, farmers, writers, and members of civil society are protesting and staging sit-ins throughout Sindh against the federal government's proposal to dig six new canals from the River Indus, claiming it is an attempt to seize the state's water resources, according t
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Pakistan: Irrigation experts confirm construction halted at Cholistan Cana
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A team of senior irrigation experts sent by the Sindh chief minister has confirmed that construction on a stretch of the controversial Cholistan Flood Feeder canal was initiated but is currently halted, with machinery idle and no active work observed at the site.
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Pakistan: Lawyers' protests enter third day, shutter-down strike observed
Updated : 10 months, 4 weeks ago IST
A sit-in by lawyers at Babarloi Bypass in Khairpur has entered its third day, with a shutter-down strike being observed across various cities in Sindh.
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Pakistan: Sindh Taraqi Pasand leader Syed Jalal Shah arrested after attack
Updated : 10 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Pakistan: STP district president Syed Jalal Shah was arrested after protestors attacked Minister Kheel Das Kohistani's convoy in Thatta, Sindh during a demonstration over canal disputes, prompting official condemnations and calls for investigation.
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