Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said on Tuesday the government would protect rights of all the provinces and ensure equitable distribution as per 1991 Water Accord.Chairing a meeting here at the Prime Minster’s Secretariat, Gilani emphasized “depoliticization” of Indus River System Authority (IRSA) to make it more effective.The Prime Minister told the meeting attended by chief ministers of Punjab and Sindh, ministers for Water and Power, Petroleum and Natural Resources, provincial ministers, members of the provincial assemblies, federal and provincial secretaries and experts, that all provinces have a stake on one another.
“What binds us together is greater than what drives us apart,” Gilani told the meeting convened specifically to resolve the row between Punjab and Sind over the distribution of water.
Gilani hoped leadership of the two provinces would resolve the water issue through dialogue in an amicable manner.
Gilani hoped leadership of the two provinces would resolve the water issue through dialogue in an amicable manner.
