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Pak: Nawaz urges PPP-govt talks on water dispute
Updated : 10 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Nawaz Sharif has called on the federal government to hold talks with the PPP to resolve the escalating water dispute between Punjab and Sindh, urging all parties to avoid political point-scoring over the sensitive issue.
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Pak: Bilawal Bhutto threatens to quit coalition over controversial canal p
Updated : 10 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari demanded that the Pakistan government withdraw the proposed canal initiatives or risk losing PPP's support in the ruling coalition.
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Sindh lawyers to launch long march against Indus River Canals project
Updated : 11 months ago IST
According to the Dawn, in a press conference held at the Karachi Bar Association (KBA) office on Wednesday, KBA representatives called on all political parties and members of civil society to stand with them in opposition to the project.
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Pakistan: Farmers protest against corporate farming, canals' construction
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The PKRC launched its campaign to resist what it termed a corporate takeover of agriculture and the marginalisation of small farmers.
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Pakistan: PPP vows to not allow construction of new canals over Indus Rive
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The PPP, which is in power in Sindh, farmers and other stakeholders have opposed the Green Pakistan Initiative (GPI), worth USD 3.3 billion, launched by the federal government to construct six canals to irrigate 1.2 million acres of "barren land" in south Punjab.
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Pak: Altaf Hussain accuses PPP of betraying Sindh over Indus Canal project
Updated : 11 months ago IST
MQM founder Altaf Hussain launched a scathing attack on the PPP and President Asif Ali Zardari, accusing them of betraying Sindh by approving new canals under the Green Pakistan Initiative. He warned the project would devastate Sindh's agriculture while enriching Punjab and military-backed e
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US warns of 'unacceptable risk' from Chinese control of Panama Canal ports
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
As Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported, this highlighted the US's commitment to enhancing its influence in the Western hemisphere.
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JSFM denounces abduction of rights lawyer over protest against illegal I
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
The Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement (JSFM) has strongly condemned the recent abduction and torture of human rights lawyer Aamir Warraich, labeling the incident as state-backed terrorism carried out by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and military forces.
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Pakistan: JSM blocks national highways against proposed construction of si
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
The JSM Chairman Riaz Ali Chandio, who led a protest rally on the National Highway in Moro, Naushehro Feroze district, said they carefully selected April 4 to hold a protest to neutralise the propaganda being spread by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).
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Punjab: School bus carrying children falls into canal in Firozpur
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
In a tragic incident, a school bus carrying children fell into a canal in Punjab's Firozpur, said Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday.
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Pakistan: Over 100 people injured in traffic accidents during Eid celebrat
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Over a 100 people suffered injuries in various traffic incidents during the Eid ul Fitr celebrations in Taunsa district of Pakistan's Punjab.
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Japan: Yamaha's HARMO system redefines eco-friendly boating
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Recently, the company exhibited an impressive range of marine boats and facilities at the Japan International Boat Show.
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