Pakistan’s Canal Irrigation System: A Lifeline for Agriculture
- 10-Apr-2025
The irrigation canal system in Pakistan is one of the largest and most complex globally, and it is especially important for the agriculture-based economy of Pakistan. The Indus Basin Irrigation System (IBIS) relies on the water of the Indus River and its tributaries to irrigate millions of hectares of agricultural land and sustain more than […]
PPP won’t allow more canals on Indus River, says Sharjeel
- 31-Mar-2025
Senior Sindh Minister and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Sharjeel Inam Memon has strongly opposed any canal projects on the Indus River, urging Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to officially announce their cancellation on April 4. Addressing a press conference, Sharjeel Memon reaffirmed the PPP’s firm stance against ‘controversial’ water projects, stating, “We will not allow […]
All parties have to join hands to fight terrorism, says Murad Ali Shah
- 23-Mar-2025
KARACHI: Sindh’s Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Sunday said that all political parties have to join hands to fight terrorism, ARY News reported. Murad Ali Shah was talking to media during his visit of Mazar-e-Quaid to pay respects to the father of the nation on the Pakistan Day. He called the PTI’s boycott of […]
Poison fishing leaves thousands fish dead in Sukkur Barrage canals
- 08-Jan-2020
The hazardous practice is not new as it being repeated every year in the days of annual closure of Sukkur Barrage for maintenance and repair.
Sindh CM decides to deploy Rangers along canals to stop water theft
- 15-Jun-2018
KARACHI: Caretaker Sindh Chief Minister Fazl-ur-Rehman on Thursday decided to deploy Pakistan Rangers at different canals, distributaries and irrigation channels to stop water theft so that water could be provided at the tail-end. He took this decision while presiding over a meeting of irrigation department to review water position at different barrages here at the […]