No new canals without CCI consensus: PM Shehbaz

Canals project ‘placed on back burner’ until consensus

PM summons CCI meeting on May 2; Bilawal puts rumours of split with PML-N to rest.

Federal govt decides no new canals without mutual understanding in CCI

The federal government has decided that no new canals will be built without mutual understanding from Council of Common Interests (CCI). It has been decided that

No new canals without CCI consensus: PM Shehbaz

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday assured that no new canals will be constructed from the Indus River unless a consensus is reached within the Council of Common Interests (CCI), as political tensions continue to mount over the controversial project. Speaking at a joint press conference alongside Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in Islamabad, the PM said the next CCI meeting, scheduled for May 2, would formally…

Govt halts controversial canals project pending CCI consensus

A delegation of the Pakistan Peoples Party discusses the controversial canals project with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on April 24, 2025. —PIDPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced that the construction of new canals will be put on hold until a consensus is reached in the...

"Sindh Canal Project Halted: CM Murad Ali Shah Urges Fairness, End to Protests" - Republic Policy

Following Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s decision to halt the development of new canals, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has called for an end to ongoing road blockades and protests, urging demonstrators to restore public order. The move comes after a week-long shutdown of Sindh’s National Highway, which brought Pakistan’s trade and supply chain to a standstill and raised serious economic concerns. The protests, led by lawyers’ associa…

Pakistan committed to resolving crisis affecting 67,000 Hajj pilgrims

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has assured that every effort will be made to resolve the crisis of 67,000 Pakistani Hajj pilgrims hit by a quota shortage. The assurance was given at a high-level meeting with private Hajj operators’ representatives, Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Muhammad Yousaf, Senate Standing Committee on Religious Affairs Chairperson Maulana Atta-ur-Rehman, and committee member Bushra Butt. The delegation reques…