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Widespread protests erupt in Sindh over Indus Canal project
Updated : 1 year, 1 month 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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Sindh lawyers to launch long march against Indus River Canals project
Updated : 1 year, 1 month 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 : 1 year, 1 month 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 : 1 year, 1 month 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 : 1 year, 1 month 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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Pakistan: JSM blocks national highways against proposed construction of si
Updated : 1 year, 2 months 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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Geneva: World Sindhi Congress protests over illegal canals on Indus River
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The demonstrators, mainly Sindhi activists, expressed their concerns about the construction of unauthorized canals on the Indus River, which they claim are severely damaging the region's agriculture and ecosystem.
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Pakistan: Lawyers stage protest over construction of illegal canals
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The lawyers demanded the immediate withdrawal of the canal project, stressing its potential to worsen water scarcity and disrupt the balance of the federation. The protest reflected the growing tension between Sindh and federal agencies over water distribution issues.
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National Highway blocked in Sindh, Pakistan, as protests erupt against six
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
With vocal expressions of disapproval being reiterated time and again against building six new canals on the Indus River, the nationalist parties of Sindh organized protests and blocked highways in different parts of the province
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Pakistan: Awami Tareek holds march to protest against govt's plan to build
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Carrying placards and banners, Awami Tareek members, including women and children, staged a march from Ghaghar Phatak to Gulshan-i-Hadeed.
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Pakistan: Awami Tehreek stages massive protest against corporate farming,
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Awami Tehreek staged a massive protest in Sindh against corporate farming and the construction of six canals, emphasising land rights for local farmers. The march, culminating in a rally at KN Shah, saw speeches condemning government policies and demanding the protection of Sindh's land, riv
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Pakistan: Sindh United Party warns of eco devastation as protestors reject
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Leaders, activists, and supporters from Sindh United Party (SUP), growers' associations, and civil society staged a major rally against the federal government's plan to dig six new canals fed by the Indus River. Protesters, led by SUP's Syed Zain Shah, warned the project would devastate Sind
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