Cholistan
Protests multiply against the proposed new canals on the Indus river in Pakistan
The ongoing protests in Sindh against the Green Pakistan Initiative (GPI) will now be joined by farmers in Pakistan’s Punjab province.
Protests against new canals on Indus river continue in Pakistan
Environmentalists point out the danger of the Pakistan Green Initiative, which aims to irrigate thousands of acres of arid land.
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