Pakistan: Demonstration against the Indus channel project has strengthened, protesters said: 'Strike will continue until the project is canceled'

Sindh, April 26 (IANS). The ongoing demonstration against the project to build six new channels on the Indus River in Sindh Province Pakistan has strengthened. Attorneys, political parties and various civil organizations have continued to sit on the Babloi zeal in the Khairpur district since last week. The protesters clearly said that they would not end the ticket until the government completely canceled the project. According to the rioters, the performance involved more than two Lakh people. Which includes women and children. According to local media, this protest against the construction of six channels proposed to the Indus River. The people of Sindh consider it a threat to their existence and environment. Karachi Bar Association (KBA) president Aamir Nawaz Waraich addressed the protesters in Babarloi on Friday, and warned police. “If the police have plagued the protesters or have taken any steps, the entire Sindh will be closed and police will be responsible for this,” he said. Waraich said the strike would continue until the notice to cancel the project is released. He gave a two -day ultimatum to the central government to issue a notice to cancel the project. Waraich said, “If that doesn’t, we’ll block the railway track in Rohri.” Jamiat Ulema-E-Islam-Fazal (Jui-F) Sindh leader Allama Rashid Mahmood Sumro also participated in the demonstration. He rejected Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s statement on Thursday asking him to stop the work on the Canal project and call a meeting of the Council of Common Interest (CCI) for consensus. Sumro raised the question: “Why was the CCI or Indus River System Authority (IRSA) not consulted when the project was approved? What is the need for a CCI meeting to cancel?” He said it was a government drama and that they would not accept it. Sumro said the prime minister has the right to cancel the project immediately, and until it does, the protest will continue. Meanwhile, the country’s supply system has been severely affected due to the performance. According to the Pakistani newspaper ‘Dawn’, Tariq Gujjar, president of the Association for Transport Goods, said that 10,000 to 15,000 trucks, containers, containers and oil tankers were trapped around Sakkur-Lakana and Bahawalpur due to road jam. He said that the movement of goods from the Sakkur-Larkana region to Bahawalpur is completely still still. The protesters blocked the roads, which caused a major impact on trade and transport. -Ians PSM