The president of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, expressed his concerns about water distribution policies, stressing that such decisions should be made by a collective agreement rather than by a single authority.
He underlined the warning of President Asif Ali Zardari to the government against unilateral decision -making on the construction of new channels of the Indus river, stressing the need for national consensus on the issue, Express News reported.
Addressing journalists in Parliament on Tuesday, Bilawal stressed that the Industry river system is Pakistan’s rescue buoy, and any decision concerning its management should involve the consultation with all the provinces.
He said Zardari’s warning comes in the midst of increasing concerns concerning water shortage, climate change and allocation of fair resources.
The president of the PPP also discussed the deterioration of the situation of public order in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP), warning that if the provincial government did not take effective measures, the federal government will have to intervene. He said the CPP and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) will keep consultations on the security crisis and will determine an evolution.
Bilawal criticized the KP government, saying that it failed to control the worsening of the security situation. He noted that despite the increase in incidents of terrorism and anarchy, the chief minister of the province did not visit the affected areas. He insisted that the maintenance of security was not only a provincial responsibility but also a federal obligation if the situation continued to deteriorate.
The president of the PPP stressed that Zardari’s address in Parliament was historic, marking the eighth time he was addressed to the Legislative Assembly. He congratulated the president for having covered all the main national problems, including the economy, security and the management of water resources.
He reiterated that the PPP was the first to raise concerns about the new question of the channels, rejecting allegations that the party remained silent. He stressed that Nawab Yousuf Talpur, a senior PPP official, had devoted his last parliamentary discourse to highlighting the water crisis and warning of the poor management of the canal.
Bilawal accused the opposition parties of using the problem for the political score, declaring that national issues such as the distribution of water should be managed in a responsible manner. He urged the government to listen to Zardari’s concerns and ensure that all new aquatic infrastructure projects are implemented with transparency and provincial consensus.
Bilawal also addressed the state of the economy, expressing the optimism that inflation stabilized and positive indicators emerged. He has credited the collaboration efforts between political parties to improve economic conditions and said the PPP was ready to work with the government to ensure new stability.
He added that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reassured the PPP that his concerns would be dealt with, in particular in budgetary planning and resource allocation. He suggested that the PPP and the PML-N should jointly write the upcoming budget, ensuring that it reflects the needs of all the provinces.
The president of the PPP stressed that Pakistan had to recognize the challenges posed by climate change and the shortage of water. He noted that the distribution of water from the industrial river must be managed in a sustainable way, because future generations depend on it.
He urged the government to develop a long -term water management strategy to cope with increasing shortages and to ensure fair allocation between the provinces.
He concluded by declaring that the economic future of Pakistan, food security and environmental stability depend on the governance responsible for natural resources. He reaffirmed the PPP’s commitment to defend sustainable policies and warned of short -term decisions and political motivation on key issues such as water and security.
