Pakistan pauses key canal irrigation project

April 24, 2025 11:12 AM EDT

FILE PHOTO: Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 28, 2024. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo

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)



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