Balochistan joins Sindh, seeks more water from Punjab

ISLAMABAD: In a major policy change, Balochistan has joined Sindh — instead of opposing it — to push for greater water share from Punjab through implementation of a provincial water distribution mechanism held in abeyance for more than two decades.

At a meeting of the Indus River System Authority (Irsa) Advisory Committee (IAC) last week, Sindh irrigation secretary Zarif Khero reiterated the government of Sindh’s demand for distribution of provincial water shares under Para-2 of the Water Apportionment Accord of 1991...