SUKKUR: The Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party (STP) staged a sit-in at the Khairpur’s Baberloi bypass against the proposed canals from Indus River.
The sit-in continued for six hours, disrupting traffic leading to Punjab, Karachi and Balochistan.STP Chairman Dr. Qadir Magsi, while addressing the protesters, said the people of Sindh made history by participating in the sit-in in large numbers.
He also hinted at expanding the protest, announcing that they will also hold protests at Hyderabad Hattri Bypass on November 9, at Skarand Bypass on November 20 and outside the Governor House Karachi on November 24.
“We are standing as an iron wall against all the canal projects including the Cholistan dam,” he said, adding that he has launched a movement to stop any projects of dams on the Indus River. These projects will harm rice production, which will affect millions of farmers in Sindh, he said.
Shahzaib says project land was never owned by the Authority
Shibli requested that he should not be arrested in any known or unknown case
Rabbani says project should not be taken up by ECNEC as Sindh being lower riparian
Court ordered release of accused on bail of Rs 20,000 each
Two-member bench of PHC heard petition filed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bar Council
Both sides appreciated historic relations between two countries and discussed matters of mutual interest
