{"id":4278,"date":"2025-04-18T18:04:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T18:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=4278"},"modified":"2025-04-18T18:04:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T18:04:34","slug":"bilawal-threatens-to-exit-coalition-over-canal-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=4278","title":{"rendered":"Bilawal threatens to exit coalition over canal projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has issued a strong warning to the federal government, stating that the controversial canal projects could endanger the federation\u2019s unity.<\/p>\n<p>He demanded that the federal authorities withdraw the proposed canal initiatives or risk losing PPP&#8217;s support in the ruling coalition, Express News reported.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a public rally in Hyderabad on Friday, Bilawal congratulated his party on its recent electoral victory in Umerkot and praised the people of Sindh for continuing to stand with the legacy of the late Benazir Bhutto.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe people of Sindh have once again proven that the arrow is their only mandate,\u201d he said, referencing PPP\u2019s electoral symbol.<\/p>\n<p>He criticised the Islamabad leadership, stating, \u201cThe people of Sindh have rejected the canal projects, yet those in Islamabad remain blind and deaf to our voices. Out of six canals, two were approved by Prisoner No\u00a0420,\u201d a veiled reference to a political rival. \u201cLet it be clear \u2014 we oppose your project,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n<p>Bilawal emphasised that the water distribution issue could threaten national cohesion. \u201cWe made Shehbaz Sharif prime minister not once, but twice. And now you think you can intimidate us with threats?\u201d he questioned.<\/p>\n<p>Lashing out at the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), he claimed that their projects consistently harm the agricultural sector. \u201cEvery initiative backed by the &#8216;lion party&#8217; is anti-farmer. The wheat scandal has economically devastated our farmers,\u201d he said. \u201cThey only bleed the people dry without offering any real solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reaffirming his party&#8217;s stance, he declared, \u201cThe government should not be under any illusion \u2014 I will not step back. I stand with the people.\u201d In a final warning, Bilawal stated that the PPP will not remain part of the coalition if the federal government does not withdraw the controversial canal projects.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has issued a strong warning to the federal government, stating that the controversial canal projects could endanger the federation\u2019s unity. He demanded that the federal authorities withdraw the proposed canal initiatives or risk losing PPP&#8217;s support in the ruling coalition, Express News reported. Speaking at a public [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4278\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}