Sharjeel insists PPP will not allow more canals on Indus River

Senior Sindh Minister and PPP leader Sharjeel Inam Memon strongly opposed any canal projects on the Indus River and urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to announce their cancellation on April 4.

In a press conference, Sharjeel Memon reaffirmed the PPP’s firm stance against ‘controversial’ water projects, stating, “We will not allow any canals on the Indus River.”

He also targeted critics, accusing some of acting under foreign influence, particularly India’s intelligence agency, RAW.

Memon emphasized that the PPP will engage in dialogue only with those who genuinely support Pakistan.

Earlier, Sindh’s Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah stated that President Asif Ali Zardari did not approve any canal project during a meeting.

“The president was told about a briefing on irrigation and additional land cultivation but the wrong minutes of the meeting were issued,” Sindh’s chief minister said in a press conference.

Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah clarified that the minutes of the meeting chaired by President Asif Ali Zardari were misused to falsely suggest presidential approval of the canal projects.

Murad Ali Shah stated that some had wrongly used the meeting as a pretext to approve the canals.

Sindh’s Chief Minister stated that a complete record of the water shortage in the Indus River is available. He added, “We have challenged the Indus River System Authority’s (IRSA) certification in the Council of Common Interest (CCI), as any canal project must be discussed and approved by the CCI first.”