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Pakistan pauses key canal irrigation project

By Thomson Reuters Apr 24, 2025 | 10:12 AM

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan is pausing a key canal irrigation project, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Thursday, adding that no new canals will be built until a special committee formed to address concerns on the project reaches a consensus.

(Reporting by Asif Shahzad; writing by Sakshi Dayal)