ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda in the National Assembly on Wednesday accused the previous government of stealing water from Sindh by shutting telemeters through verbal orders.
While responding to a notice moved by PPP members calling attention to the issue of a water shortage in the province, Vawda said he wanted to inform the House that he had caught onto the alleged theft of water committed by the PML-N government.
The minister said the 58 per cent less water than required was being supplied to Sindh. He claimed that water telemeters were deliberately closed by the previous regime under Nawaz Sharif in an attempt to deprive Sindh from its share of water.
“If I have to request other provinces to be more generous regarding the provision of water for Sindh, I will,” Vawda asserted.
The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leader alleged that the telemeters had been shut down after the issuance of verbal orders, and that the supply of water to the province was being measured manually. “Nawaz Sharif robbed the rights of another province and stole their water,” he claimed.
The minister alleged that along with stealing money, the government had stolen another province’s share of water. The PTI leader said he would meet Sindh Chief Minister Murad Shah to find a solution to the issue. “I will proceed shoulder to shoulder with the Sindh government on this issue,” he said.
