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Sindh vs Punjab: Canal project sparks water war

Punjab defends project as legal and essential for agricultural growth, Sindh fears devastating water shortages

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Akhtiar Khokhar

Special Correspondent

Akhtiar Khokhar is a one of the karachi-based senior journalists. He has been doing investigative reporting for Pakistan's mainstream print and electronic media for the past 33 years, especially highlighting corruption and bad governance in government institutions and development projects.

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Is Punjab’s Green Initiative threatening Sindh’s water lifeline? As protests erupt across Sindh, opposition grows against the construction of six new canals — especially the Cholistan Canal.

While Punjab defends the project as legal and essential for agricultural growth, Sindh fears devastating water shortages and environmental fallout.

In this special Nukta report, correspondent Akhtiar Khokhar investigates Punjab’s claims and uncovers what’s really at stake in this escalating interprovincial conflict.

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