The federal government has agreed to withdraw its decision to form six canals project on the Indus River.
According to sources, an official announcement regarding the agreement is expected to be announced this evening.
Sources further revealed that a meeting between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari is scheduled for 4 PM today in Islamabad to finalize the decision. Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah will also participate in the meeting.
It is important to note here that amid a drought situation that caused decrease in river water for irrigation, a row over construction of new canals on the Indus further deepened the rift between Sindh’s PPP led government and the PML-N led federal and Punjab governments.
