CCI meets on May 2 to discuss new canals issue

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has summoned the Council of Common Interests (CCI) meeting on May 2 to discuss the new canals project on Indus River. “Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will chair the 52nd CCI meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office on May 2, 2025,” says a notification issued here on Friday. Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, Federal Minister Amir Muqam and chief ministers of all four provinces will attend the meeting.

Moreover, Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb and Health Minister Mustafa Kamal would also participate in the meeting. Minister for petroleum, minister for water resources and minister for power division have also been invited to attend the meeting. The federal government on Thursday last had announced the cancellation of the contentious canals project on the Indus River.



The announcement was made by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during a meeting with PPP delegation led by its Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approved all the demands and stated that the matter had been postponed until the meeting of the CCI. Pakistan braces for heatwave as temperature set to rise Tags: cci meets discuss.