PPP can utilise its strength to halt Cholistan canal project, says Sindh CM Murad

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Saturday said that the PPP had the strength, capability and authority to stop the Cholistan canal project, emphasising that this power would be used if it became necessary.

Part of the Green Pakistan Initiative, the Cholistan canals project aims to irrigate a total of 4.8 million acres (1.9 million hectares) of barren land by constructing six canals — two each in Sindh, Balochistan and Punjab.

Five of these canals will be built on the Indus River...