'Decisive campaign' announced against canals project
Water from the Indus River has entered a housing society illegally built along the riverbank. PHOTO: NNI
The Save the Indus Movement has announced the launch of a decisive campaign against the construction of six new canals on the Indus River.
In a crowded press conference held on Tuesday after an important meeting at the Functional League House in Karachi, the leaders announced a major protest demonstration in Karachi on April 27.
They also expressed support for the Anti-Canal Action Committee's protest in Larkana on Feb 13 and announced a protest rally from Sehwan to Mehar on Feb 16.
In their press conference, Save the Indus Movement leaders Syed Zain Shah, Dr Safdar Abbasi, Sardar Abdul Rahim, Hafiz Tahir Majid, Dr. Masroor Sial, Barrister Husnain Mirza, Manan Sheikh, and others accused the PPP of compromising the interests of Sindh.
Two resolutions were unanimously passed at the meeting. The first resolution condemned the PPP's duplicity on the issue of the six canals on the Indus and criticized its Co-Chairman, Asif Zardari, for approving the project. The second called for declaring the Kotri Command Area a strategic asset, emphasizing that it has the primary right to the Indus River's water.