Water expert and author Naseer Memon responded to questions from The Rise News about the NFC Award, examining it from a historical perspective to the current situation. He argued that whenever the population-based formula suited Punjab and Pakistan’s establishment, they supported and adopted it. For example, the 1973 Constitution adopted the population-based formula. However, they […]

The Punjab government, brushing aside Sindh’s longstanding objections, has begun test operations of the controversial Jalalpur Canal. Originating from the right bank of Rasool Barrage on the Jhelum River, the 117-kilometer canal, together with an extensive network of distributaries and minors, is designed to irrigate about 170,000 acres in Khushab, Pind Dadan Khan, and Pindi […]