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 […]