{"id":92620,"date":"2025-04-07T23:09:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T23:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/dar-reassures-sindhs-water-share-wont-be-affected-amid-canal-project-concerns-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2025-04-07T23:09:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T23:09:14","slug":"dar-reassures-sindhs-water-share-wont-be-affected-amid-canal-project-concerns-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/dar-reassures-sindhs-water-share-wont-be-affected-amid-canal-project-concerns-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Dar reassures Sindh&#8217;s water share won&#8217;t be affected amid canal project concerns | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"flex items-center text-center\"><figcaption class=\"text-3 font-sans uppercase mr-3 whitespace-no-wrap\"><span class=\"ls-art\">Listen\u00a0to\u00a0article<\/span><\/figcaption><audio class=\"h-5 w-60 sm:w-80 rounded-none\" preload=\"metadata\" controlslist=\"noplaybackrate nodownload\" id=\"tts\" controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i.tribune.com.pk\/attachments\/speech_20250407194655078-Fql8J.mp3\"\/><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday assured that Sindh\u2019s share of water would not be compromised due to the proposed six-canal project over the Indus River, as protests against the project continue in the province.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in the National Assembly, he reaffirmed the federal government&#8217;s commitment to upholding provincial water rights.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government is dealing with the issue of water distribution with transparency and care,\u201d he said, adding that the canal project\u2014first proposed in July 2023\u2014had been delayed at Sindh\u2019s request to allow for a thorough review.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI urged my colleagues not to make any decisions without full consultation. We are partners, not dictators,\u201d Dar stressed, confirming that the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) had not approved the project and that stakeholder consent was still pending.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing political criticism, Dar rejected accusations of water theft. \u201cThe allegations that Punjab is stealing Sindh\u2019s water are completely baseless,\u201d he said, accusing certain political groups of exploiting the issue to gain relevance.<\/p>\n<p>He revealed that in a recent meeting with Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, he proposed an independent technical assessment of the project to safeguard Sindh\u2019s water rights. Additionally, two new telemetry monitoring points are being installed to enhance transparency, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are not pushing this project forward for political reasons,\u201d Dar maintained. \u201cWe are handling it with wisdom and balance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The DPM reaffirmed adherence to the 1991 Water Accord, stating, \u201cNo province, including Punjab, will receive water meant for Sindh. Let there be no doubt \u2014 Sindh\u2019s share of water is secure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Calling for unity and cooperation, Dar urged leaders to avoid politicising the issue. \u201cPakistan is a federation of four provinces, and our strength lies in unity. We must move forward with fairness and transparency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Senior Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Raja Pervaiz Ashraf also addressed the session, stressing the urgency of resolving water distribution disputes. \u201cThe PPP is fully committed to protecting the rights of all provinces,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>PPP MNA Shazia Marri echoed these concerns, calling the water crisis a national issue that requires serious dialogue rather than blame games.<\/p>\n<p>MNA Ejaz Jakhrani emphasised constructive engagement between political parties, adding that equal rights for all provinces are essential for justice and national unity.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen\u00a0to\u00a0article Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday assured that Sindh\u2019s share of water would not be compromised due to the proposed six-canal project over the Indus River, as protests against the project continue in the province. Speaking in the National Assembly, he reaffirmed the federal government&#8217;s commitment to upholding provincial water [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":92621,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/i.tribune.com.pk\/media\/images\/Ishaqdarparliament1717163659-0\/Ishaqdarparliament1717163659-0.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-92620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-updates-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92620"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92620\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}