Sindh lawyers threaten to block Islamabad’s Constitution Avenue

Lawyers chants slogans demanding immediate halt to construction of canals and fair water distribution from Indus

By Our Correspondent
April 20, 2025
Lawyers protest against building new canals to draw additional water from the Indus River, anti-people policies decisions and amending the Irsa Act on March 14, 2025. — PPI
Lawyers protest against building new canals to draw additional water from the Indus River, anti-people policies decisions and amending the Irsa Act on March 14, 2025. — PPI

SUKKUR: Lawyers continued their sit-in at Babarloi Bypass, Khairpur, against the construction of canals on Indus River on Saturday during which as many as 50 lawyers fainted but pledged to not withdraw their protest.

The lawyers began their sit-in against the controversial canals project at Babarloi bypass the other day. Backed by different nationalist parties, the protesters completely blocked the key Sindh-Punjab route, halting inter-provincial traffic to draw attention to growing unrest over water resource disputes.

They said if the protest on the Babarloi Bypass did not yield results, they have a plan B to hold a sit-in on the Islamabad’s Shahra-e-Dastoor (Constitution Avenue).

They chanted slogans demanding immediate halt to construction of canals and fair water distribution from the Indus. “This is not just about a canal it’s about the future of Sindh,” they said.