KARACHI, June 26 (TNS): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday highlighted the water crisis and said that the debate on Kalabagh dam is pointless, adding that the next government’s top priority will be to build the Bhasha Dam.
While addressing the Youth Business Forum in Karachi, Shehbaz highlighted the need to build dams to tackle the water crisis and said, “The next government’s top priority will be to build Bhasha Dam,” he said.
Shehbaz continued, “We have prepared a feasibility for the construction of Bhasha Dam as it is the best means to address the water scarcity issue.”
He further said, “Small dams also need to be constructed.”
Talking about the Kalabagh Dam debate, Shehbaz said, “Debate on Kalabagh Dam is pointless, as long as all the parties do not agree on this, it cannot be constructed.”
The PML-N president further said, “We generated an additional 10,000MW of electricity in the last five years.”
Moreover, he stated that Pakistan will be destroyed if it depends on India for water.
Earlier in the day, Shehbaz met a delegation of minorities’ representatives of the city.
“The Constitution has given rights to minorities,” he said as he was presented a shield by the Sikh community.
Shehbaz is on a two-day visit to the metropolis to launch the PML-N’s election campaign.
As he arrived in Karachi on Monday, the PML-N president promised development and prosperity for the city.
Addressing an event at the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Shehbaz vowed to resolve the city’s critical issues if PML-N was voted into power again.
