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Sindh-Punjab transport blocked for 11th day as protests against Indus cana
Updated : 1 year 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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Pak: Canal protests paralyse goods movement across Sindh, ports warn of lo
Updated : 1 year 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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Pakistan: Protesters hold ground over canal row, reject official promises
Updated : 1 year 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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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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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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JSFM denounces abduction of rights lawyer over protest against illegal I
Updated : 1 year, 1 month 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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