No dam will be built on River Indus, says PPP minister

KARACHI: Sindh Education Minister Syed Sardar Shah says no dam, including Bhasha Dam, will be built on the River Indus, ARY News reported.

Shah made this statement while speaking on the floor of the Sindh Assembly today. He said Bhasha dam won’t be constructed on Indus River, terming the plan for dam construction as unfeasible.

He also claimed that he would get his daughter enrolled in a government school, adding that education should be kept aside from politics.

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He is the second Pakistan People’s Party MPA making remarks against the dam construction in last few days.

On Sep 15, PPP minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah said anyone speaking about Kalabagh Dam should be dealt under Article-6 of the Constitution.

https://arynews.tv/en/ppp-nasir-shah-demands-inquiry-kalabagh-dam-proponents/

The remarks of the PPP MPA had come in an indirect reference to the Chief Justice warned that anybody opposing construction of dams will face high treason inquiry under Article-6 of the Constitution.

The CJP had hurled a warning at dam critics who have been castigating the unprecedented initiative of the Supreme Court and the Prime Minister over fundraising for building dams.

The PPP minister also said during the show that his party completely supports the campaign for construction of Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand Dams, however ‘we strongly oppose Kalabagh Dam,’ he added.

During the hearing of a case pertaining to use of underground water by mineral water brands on Sep 15, the CJP said that he had started studying the Article-6 of the Constitution which defined high treason and would try those opposing the dam under the law.

He maintained that his only purpose is to serve the nation and if anyone hinders the process of building water reservoirs he may as well try him for high treason.