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Shahbaz toes firm line on water issue
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said Punjab would not take even drop of water from the share of other provinces; nor will it unjustifiably dole out its share to anyone else, Geo News reported Thursday.Speaking at Punjab Assembly, he said it was a dictator who sold the water of Pakistan’s rivers, adding he is now dead; but, Pakistan and Punjab had to suffer the loss on this count.
‘The credit of 1991 Water Accord goes to Nawaz Sharif, who signed the Accord with reconciliation with no word of objection from any province even now,’ he remarked.
Sharif stressed, ‘Punjab never wants anyone else’s water share; nor can we give our share.’
Shahbaz Sharif said Punjab slashed its share in the National Finance Commission (NFC) Award to give to other provinces, adding, ‘We will continue to give sacrifices in future as well but with no compromise on water.’
It is unfortunate that other provinces did not play their role for the resolution of water issue, he remarked adding a dictator spawned troubles by thrashing out the Indus River System Authority (IRSA).
Sharif continued however, the then puppet government did not intervene on the Irsa’s grappling by the dictator.
The Punjab CM said he would take the House’s Committee on water to the PM Gilani and will ensure the safety of Punjab’s millions of people.
Speaking on remarks by some MPAs on media yesterday, the CM Shairf said the contribution of media, which did not flinch back from unraveling the truth in dictator’s era, cannot be forgot and it was media that showed the world lawyers’ movement and struggle of political workers.
It is requested to Lahore House that a code of conduct could be hammered out in consultation with the media, he added.
Courtesy www.Geo.tv