PAS/LEGIS-G-20/2025/656 | 18th March 2025
To,
The Secretary to Government of Pakistan,
Ministry of Water Resources,
ISLAMABAD.
The Chairman,
Indus River System Authority (IRSA),
ISLAMABAD.
The Chief Secretary to Government of Sindh,
KARACHI.
The Secretary to Government of Sindh,
Irrigation Department,
KARACHI.
The Secretary to Government of Sindh,
Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) Department,
KARACHI.
Subject: RESOLUTION.
I am to state that the Provincial Assembly of Sindh in its sitting held on Thursday, the 13th March, 2025 has unanimously passed the following Resolution moved by Mr. Murad Ali Shah, Chief Minister, Sindh and supported by Mr. Sharjeel Inam, Senior Minister for Transport & Mass Transit, Sindh, Mr. Zia ul Hassan, Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs & Criminal Prosecution and Home, Sindh, Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho, Minister for Health & Population Welfare, Sindh, Sardar Muhammad Bux Khan Mahar, Minister for Agriculture, Sports & Youth Affairs and Enquiries & Anticorruption Establishment, Sindh, Mr. Nasir Hussain Shah Rizvi, Minister for Energy, Planning & Development, Sindh, Mr. Riaz Hussain Shah Sheerazi, Minister for Auqaf, Religious Affairs, Zakat &Ushr, Sindh, Mr. Saeed Ghani, Minister for Local Government & Housing Town Planning, Sindh, Mr. Dost Muhammad, Minister for Environment, Climate Change & Coastal Development, Sindh, Mr. Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, MPA/ Chairman, Public Accounts Committee, Provincial Assembly of Sindh, Syed Sardar Ali Shah, Minister for School Education &Literacy, College Education, Mines & Minerals Development, Sindh, Mr. Ikramullah Khan, Minister for Industries & Commerce, Sindh, Mr. Muhammad Ali Malkani, Minister for Livestock and Fisheries, Sindh, Mr. Shahid Thahim, Minister for Labour & Human Resources, Sindh, Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah, Minister for Culture, Tourism, Antiquities & Archives, Sindh, Mr. Mukesh Kumar Chawla, Minister for Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control, Sindh, Ms. Shaheena, Minister for Women Development, Sindh, Ms. Tanzila Umi Habiba, MPA/ Special Assistant to Chief Minister Sindh, Mr. Ali Khurshidi, MPA/ Leader of Opposition, Provincial Assembly of Sindh, Mr. Bahadur Khan Dahri, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Supply & Price Department, Makhdoom Fakhar Zaman, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Home Department, Syed Farukh Ahmed Shah, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Works & Services Department, Syed Hassan Ali Shah, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Environment, Climate Change & Coastal Development Department, Mr. Khurram Karim Soomro, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Prisons Department, Mr. Muhammad Asif Khan, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Human Settlement, Spatial Development & Social Development and Livestock & Fisheries Department, Mr. Muhammad Farooq Awan, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Labour & Human Resources Department, Mr. Muhammad Qasim, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Local Government & Housing Town Planning Department, Mr. Muhammad Yousuf Baloch, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Mines & Minerals Department, Mr. Paras Dero, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Enquiries & Anti-Corruption Department, Mr. Shiraz Shaukat Rajper, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Law & Prosecution Department, Bibi Yasmeen Shah, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Women Development Department, Ms. Heer Soho, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Law, Parliamentary Affairs & Criminal Prosecution Department, Ms. Khairunisa, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Inter-Provincial Coordination and Co-operatives Department, Ms. Maleeha Manzoor, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Information Department, Ms. Nida Khuhro, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Health & Population Welfare Department, Ms. Rooma Sabahat, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Minorities Affairs Department, Ms. Rukhsana Perveen, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Social Welfare Department, Ms. Sadia Javed, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Planning & Development Department, Syeda Marvi Faseeh, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Universities & Boards Department, Ms. Saima Agha, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Sports & Youth Affairs Department, Ms. Seema Khurram, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for School Education & Literacy and College Education Department, Ms. Shazia Umar, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Auqaf, Religious Affairs, Zakat & Ushr Department, Mr. Adil Altaf Unar, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Public Health Engineering & Rural Development Department, Syed Qaim Ali Shah, MPA, Agha Siraj Khan Durrani, MPA, Syed Aijaz Hussain Shah, MPA, Mr. Ali Hassan, MPA, Syed Ameer Ali Shah, MPA, Mr. Arbab Amir Amanullah, MPA, Mr. Arbab Lutfullah, MPA, Nawabzada Burhan Chandio, MPA, Mr. Ejaz Ul Haque, MPA, Faqeer Sher Muhammad Bilalani, MPA, Ms. Faryal Talpur, MPA, Mr. Fayaz Ali Butt, MPA, Mr. Ghulam Qadir Chandio, MPA, Mr. Hari Ram, MPA, Mr. Imdad Ali Pitafi, MPA, Jam Mahtab Hussain Dahar, MPA, Jam Shabbir Ali Khan, MPA, Mr. Jameel Ahmed, MPA, Mr. Javed Iqbal, MPA, Mr. Mahmood Alam Jamot, MPA, Mr. Mehboob Ali Khan Bijarani, MPA, Mr. Muhammad Halepoto, MPA, Mr. Muhammad Arif Khan Mahar, MPA, Mr. Muhammad Ismail Rahoo, MPA, Mr. Muhammad Sajid, MPA, Mr. Muhammad Taimur Talpur, MPA, Mr. Muhammad Yousuf, MPA, Mr. Mumtaz Ali, MPA, Mir Mumtaz Hussain Khan, MPA, Mr. Nadir Akmal Khan Leghari, MPA, Mir Nadir Ali Magsi, MPA, Mr. Noor Ahmed Bhurgri, MPA, Pir Syed Saleh Shah Jilani, MPA, Sardar Khan Chandio, MPA, Syed Sarfraz Hussain Shah, MPA, Shah Hussain Shah Sheerazi, MPA, Mr. Sher Muhammad Mugheri, MPA, Mr. Sikandar Ali Shoro, MPA, Mr. Sohail Anwar, MPA, Malik Sikander Khan, MPA, Mr. Sohrab Khan Sarki, MPA, Mr. Taha Ahmed Khan, MPA, Mr. Taj Muhammad, MPA, Syed Zia Abbas Shah, MPA, Mr. Hamir Singh, MPA, Mr. Khatumal, MPA, Mr. Mahesh Kumar Hasija, MPA, Ms. Arooba Rabbani, MPA, Ms. Nuzhat Pathan, MPA, Ms. Rehana Laghari, MPA, Ms. Sajeela, MPA, Mr. Muhammad Asif, MPA, Mr. Abdul Razaq Raja, MPA, Mr. Abdul Waseem, MPA, Mr. Ali Ahmad, MPA, Mr. Fahim Ahmed, MPA, Syed Farhan Ansari, MPA, Mr. Jamal Ahmed, MPA, Mr. Muhammad Aamir Siddiqui, MPA, Mr. Muhammad Dilawar, MPA, Mr. Muhammad Farooq, MPA, Mr. Muhammad Iftikhar Alam, MPA, Mr. Muhammad Maaz Mehboob, MPA, Mr. Muhammad Mazahir Amir, MPA, Mr. Muhammad Rashid Khan, MPA, Mr. Muhammad Shabbir, MPA, Syed Muhammad Usman, MPA, Mr. Najam Mirza, MPA, Mr. Naseer Ahmed, MPA, Mr. Nasir Hussain Qureshi, MPA, Mr. Rehan Bandukda, MPA, Engineer Sabir Hussain Kaimkhani, MPA, Mr. Sajid Hussain, MPA, Mr. Sajjad Ali, MPA, Mr. Shariq Jamal, MPA, Mr. Sheikh Abdullah, MPA, Mr. Shoukat Ali, MPA, Mr. Wajid Hussain Khan, MPA, Mr. Aneel Kumar, MPA, Ms. Bilqees Mukhtar, MPA, Ms. Farah Sohail, MPA, Ms. Fouzia Hameed, MPA, Ms. Kiran Masood, MPA, Ms. Qurat Ul Ain Khan, MPA, Ms. Sikandar Khatoon, MPA, Syed Adil Askari, MPA and Mr. Ajaz Khan, MPA:
Whereas, the Indus River System has been the cornerstone of Sindh’s agriculture, economy, and overall development for centuries, providing essential water resources that sustain the livelihoods of millions of people in the Province;
Whereas, the Constitution of Pakistan, particularly under the framework established by the 1991 Water Accord, guarantees an equitable distribution of the Indus River System waters among the provinces, with special consideration for the lower riparian provinces, including Sindh, ensuring their fair share of water;
Whereas, the proposed construction of six new canals on the Indus River and its tributaries, including the Cholistan Canal, threatens to undermine the fundamental rights of Sindh as a lower riparian, and will result in significant adverse impacts on the province’s water security, agriculture, environment, and economy;
Whereas, Sindh, being the lower riparian, has already experienced the detrimental effects of excessive water diversions upstream, which have led to severe water shortages, environmental degradation, land salinization, and the collapse of the once-rich Indus Delta, which serves as a vital ecosystem for both the people and wildlife of the Province;
Whereas, the construction of the Cholistan Canal and other similar projects will further deprive Sindh of its rightful share of water as per the 1991 Water Accord, exacerbating the ongoing water crisis and pushing the Province into an irreversible state of ecological disaster, severely impacting agricultural productivity, livelihoods, and public health;
Whereas, the people of Sindh, through their elected representatives and the provincial government, have always remained steadfast in protecting their water rights and opposing any projects that would jeopardize their access to the water of the Indus River;
Whereas, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), as the elected government of Sindh, has always been a vocal advocate for safeguarding the rights of Sindh’s people, especially in ensuring the equitable and fair distribution of water, and has consistently opposed unilateral decisions that violate Sindh’s constitutional rights;
Therefore, be it resolved by the Provincial Assembly of Sindh that:
1. This House categorically rejects the construction of six new canals on the Indus River and its tributaries, including the Cholistan Canal, as illegal, unconstitutional, and a direct violation of the 1991 Water Accord, which ensures equitable water distribution among all provinces, with special regard to the rights of lower riparians like Sindh.
2. This House demands an immediate halt to any plans, activities, or work related to the construction of the Cholistan Canal and any other canals on the Indus River System, until comprehensive discussions, consultations, and agreements are held with all provincial governments, particularly Sindh, to ensure that the water rights of Sindh are fully protected and respected.
3. This House calls on the federal government and the Indus River System Authority (IRSA) to honor the terms of the 1991 Water Accord and to ensure that the provinces, especially Sindh, receive their rightful share of water in accordance with the agreed principles of fairness, equity, and justice.
4. This House reaffirms its strong stance in defending Sindh’s water rights and declares that any attempt to divert or withhold Sindh’s water share, through the construction of the Cholistan Canal or any other means, will be met with firm resistance by the people of Sindh, their representatives, and the provincial government.
5. This House urges the federal government to immediately initiate dialogue with all provincial stakeholders, including Sindh, to ensure the preservation and protection of Sindh’s water resources, in line with the constitutional principles of inter-provincial equity and water justice.
6. This House reiterates its commitment to the protection of Sindh’s agriculture, economy, environment, and overall wellbeing, and warns that any violations of the 1991 Water Accord, or attempts to deprive the province of its rightful water share, will be met with decisive and collective opposition from the people of Sindh and their elected representatives.
(MUHAMMAD KHAN RIND)
Acting Secretary
Provincial Assembly of Sindh
NO.PAS/LEGIS-G-20/2025/656 KARACHI, THE 18TH MARCH, 2025.
A copy is forwarded for information to the:-
01. Mr. Murad Ali Shah, Chief Minister, Sindh.
02. Mr. Sharjeel Inam, Senior Minister for Transport & Mass Transit, Sindh.
03. Mr. Zia ul Hassan, Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs & Criminal Prosecution and Home, Sindh.
04. Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho, Minister for Health & Population Welfare, Sindh.
05. Sardar Muhammad Bux Khan Mahar, Minister for Agriculture, Sports & Youth Affairs and Enquiries & Anticorruption Establishment, Sindh.
06. Mr. Nasir Hussain Shah Rizvi, Minister for Energy, Planning & Development, Sindh.
07. Mr. Riaz Hussain Shah Sheerazi, Minister for Auqaf, Religious Affairs, Zakat & Ushr, Sindh.
08. Mr. Saeed Ghani, Minister for Local Government & Housing Town Planning, Sindh.
09. Mr. Dost Muhammad, Minister for Environment, Climate Change & Coastal Development, Sindh.
10. Mr. Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, MPA/ Chairman, Public Accounts Committee, Provincial Assembly of Sindh.
11. Syed Sardar Ali Shah, Minister for School Education &Literacy, College Education, Mines & Minerals Development, Sindh.
12. Mr. Ikramullah Khan, Minister for Industries & Commerce, Sindh.
13. Mr. Muhammad Ali Malkani, Minister for Livestock and Fisheries, Sindh.
14. Mr. Shahid Thahim, Minister for Labour & Human Resources, Sindh.
15. Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah, Minister for Culture, Tourism, Antiquities & Archives, Sindh.
16. Mr. Mukesh Kumar Chawla, Minister for Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control, Sindh.
17. Ms. Shaheena, Minister for Women Development, Sindh.
18. Ms. Tanzila Umi Habiba, MPA/ Special Assistant to Chief Minister Sindh.
19. Mr. Ali Khurshidi, MPA/ Leader of Opposition, Provincial Assembly of Sindh.
20. Mr. Bahadur Khan Dahri, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Supply & Price Department.
21. Makhdoom Fakhar Zaman, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Home Department.
22. Syed Farukh Ahmed Shah, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Works & Services Department.
23. Syed Hassan Ali Shah, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Environment, Climate Change & Coastal Development Department.
24. Mr. Khurram Karim Soomro, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Prisons Department.
25. Mr. Muhammad Asif Khan, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Human Settlement, Spatial Development & Social Development and Livestock & Fisheries Department.
26. Mr. Muhammad Farooq Awan, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Labour & Human Resources Department.
27. Mr. Muhammad Qasim, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Local Government & Housing Town Planning Department.
28. Mr. Muhammad Yousuf Baloch, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Mines & Minerals Department.
29. Mr. Paras Dero, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Enquiries & Anti-Corruption Department.
30. Mr. Shiraz Shaukat Rajper, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Law & Prosecution Department.
31. Bibi Yasmeen Shah, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Women Development Department.
32. Ms. Heer Soho, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Law, Parliamentary Affairs & Criminal Prosecution Department.
33. Ms. Khairunisa, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Inter-Provincial Coordination and Co-operatives Department.
34. Ms. Maleeha Manzoor, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Information Department.
35. Ms. Nida Khuhro, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Health & Population Welfare Department.
36. Ms. Rooma Sabahat, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Minorities Affairs Department.
37. Ms. Rukhsana Perveen, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Social Welfare Department.
38. Ms. Sadia Javed, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Planning & Development Department.
39. Syeda Marvi Faseeh, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Universities & Boards Department.
40. Ms. Saima Agha, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Sports & Youth Affairs Department.
41. Ms. Seema Khurram, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for School Education & Literacy and College Education Department.
42. Ms. Shazia Umar, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Auqaf, Religious Affairs, Zakat &Ushr Department.
43. Mr. Adil Altaf Unar, MPA/ Parliamentary Secretary for Public Health Engineering & Rural Development Department.
44. Syed Qaim Ali Shah, MPA.
45. Agha Siraj Khan Durrani, MPA.
46. Syed Aijaz Hussain Shah, MPA.
47. Mr. Ali Hassan, MPA.
48. Syed Ameer Ali Shah, MPA.
49. Mr. Arbab Amir Amanullah, MPA.
50. Mr. Arbab Lutfullah, MPA.
51. Nawabzada Burhan Chandio, MPA.
52. Mr. Ejaz Ul Haque, MPA.
53. Faqeer Sher Muhammad Bilalani, MPA.
54. Ms. Faryal Talpur, MPA.
55. Mr. Fayaz Ali Butt, MPA.
56. Mr. Ghulam Qadir Chandio, MPA.
57. Mr. Hari Ram, MPA.
58. Mr. Imdad Ali Pitafi, MPA.
59. Jam Mahtab Hussain Dahar, MPA.
60. Jam Shabbir Ali Khan, MPA.
61. Mr. Jameel Ahmed, MPA.
62. Mr. Javed Iqbal, MPA.
63. Mr. Mahmood Alam Jamot, MPA.
64. Mr. Mehboob Ali Khan Bijarani, MPA.
65. Mr. Muhammad Halepoto, MPA.
66. Mr. Muhammad Arif Khan Mahar, MPA.
67. Mr. Muhammad Ismail Rahoo, MPA.
68. Mr. Muhammad Sajid, MPA.
69. Mr. Muhammad Taimur Talpur, MPA.
70. Mr. Muhammad Yousuf, MPA.
71. Mr. Mumtaz Ali, MPA.
72. Mir Mumtaz Hussain Khan, MPA.
73. Mr. Nadir Akmal Khan Leghari, MPA.
74. Mir Nadir Ali Magsi, MPA.
75. Mr. Noor Ahmed Bhurgri, MPA.
76. Pir Syed Saleh Shah Jilani, MPA
77. Sardar Khan Chandio, MPA.
78. Syed Sarfraz Hussain Shah, MPA.
79. Shah Hussain Shah Sheerazi, MPA.
80. Mr. Sher Muhammad Mugheri, MPA.
81. Mr. Sikandar Ali Shoro, MPA.
82. Mr. Sohail Anwar, MPA.
83. Malik Sikander Khan, MPA.
84. Mr. Sohrab Khan Sarki, MPA.
85. Mr. Taha Ahmed Khan, MPA.
86. Mr. Taj Muhammad, MPA.
87. Syed Zia Abbas Shah, MPA.
88. Mr. Hamir Singh, MPA.
89. Mr. Khatumal, MPA.
90. Mr. Mahesh Kumar Hasija, MPA.
91. Ms. Arooba Rabbani, MPA.
92. Ms. Nuzhat Pathan, MPA.
93. Ms. Rehana Laghari, MPA.
94. Ms. Sajeela, MPA.
95. Mr. Muhammad Asif, MPA.
96. Mr. Abdul Razaq Raja, MPA.
97. Mr. Abdul Waseem, MPA.
98. Mr. Ali Ahmad, MPA.
99. Mr. Fahim Ahmed, MPA.
100. Syed Farhan Ansari, MPA.
101. Mr. Jamal Ahmed, MPA
102. Mr. Muhammad Aamir Siddiqui, MPA.
103. Mr. Muhammad Dilawar, MPA.
104. Mr. Muhammad Farooq, MPA.
105. Mr. Muhammad Iftikhar Alam, MPA.
106. Mr. Muhammad Maaz Mehboob, MPA.
107. Mr. Muhammad Mazahir Amir, MPA.
108. Mr. Muhammad Rashid Khan, MPA.
109. Mr. Muhammad Shabbir, MPA.
110. Syed Muhammad Usman, MPA.
111. Mr. Najam Mirza, MPA.
112. Mr. Naseer Ahmed, MPA.
113. Mr. Nasir Hussain Qureshi, MPA.
114. Mr. Rehan Bandukda, MPA.
115. Engineer Sabir Hussain Kaimkhani, MPA.
116. Mr. Sajid Hussain, MPA.
117. Mr. Sajjad Ali, MPA.
118. Mr. Shariq Jamal, MPA.
119. Mr. Sheikh Abdullah, MPA.
120. Mr. Shoukat Ali, MPA.
121. Mr. Wajid Hussain Khan, MPA.
122. Mr. Aneel Kumar, MPA.
123. Ms. Bilqees Mukhtar, MPA.
124. Ms. Farah Sohail, MPA.
125. Ms. Fouzia Hameed, MPA.
126. Ms. Kiran Masood, MPA.
127. Ms. Qurat Ul Ain Khan, MPA.
128. Ms. Sikandar Khatoon, MPA.
129. Syed Adil Askari, MPA.
130. Mr. Ajaz Khan, MPA.
131. Principal Secretary to the President, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Islamabad.
132. Principal Secretary to Prime Minister, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Islamabad.
133. Secretary, Senate of Pakistan, Islamabad.
134. Secretary, National Assembly of Pakistan, Islamabad.
135. Principal Secretary to Governor of Sindh, Karachi.
136. Principal Secretary to Chief Minister of Sindh, Karachi.
137. Secretary (Implementation) Services, General Administration & Coordination Department, Government of Sindh.
138. Secretary to Government of Sindh, Law Department.
139. Registrar, Sindh High Court, Karachi.
140. Advocate General, Sindh, Karachi.
141. Director, Press Information, Government of Sindh, Karachi.
142. Director General (Media Cell) Provincial Assembly of Sindh.
143. Director General (Protocol) Provincial Assembly of Sindh.
144. Head of Branches, Provincial Assembly of Sindh (All).
145. Administrator (Automation), Provincial Assembly of Sindh.
146. Staff Officer to Mr. Speaker, Provincial Assembly of Sindh.
147. Staff Officer to Mr. Deputy Speaker, Provincial Assembly of Sindh.
148. P.S. to Ministers / Advisors/ Special Assistants to Chief Minister, Sindh.
149. P.S. to Leader of Opposition, Provincial Assembly of Sindh.
150. Staff Officer to Secretary, Provincial Assembly of Sindh.
151. P.S. to Secretary (Committees), Provincial Assembly of Sindh.
152. P.S. to Senior Special Secretary, Provincial Assembly of Sindh.
(MUHAMMAD HANIF BURIRO)
Director (Legislation)
Provincial Assembly of Sindh
