Kalabagh can't be considered till favourable national consensus is evolved: Imran

PTI chief says ANP's Mian Iftikhar Hussain tried to misrepresent PTI's position on the dam.

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Friday clarified his stance on the controversial Kalabagh Dam, stating that while dams were necessary, their construction cannot be considered till a favourable national consensus is evolved.

According to a statement issued on his party's official website,  insaf.pk, Imran reacted to Mian Iftikhar Hussain of Awami National Party (ANP) for allegedly misrepresenting the PTI's position on the controversial dam.


"For Kalabagh Dam also, I have always maintained that it cannot be considered unless there is a national consensus in favour of it. This is the long standing viewpoint of the PTI and of myself," Imran said.

He stated that parties like the ANP, who allegedly failed to deliver to the people of Khyber-Pukhtunkhwa are now trying to revive their political fortune by misrepresenting PTI and its chairman's position on the Kalabagh Dam.

Imran concluded that no project can be feasible if it creates divisions and antagonisms amongst the provinces. PTI as a national party that is equally sensitised to the interests of all the people of Pakistan and has always believed in the principle of national consensus-building, Imran reiterated.