Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will preside over a special meeting of Council of Common Interests (CCI) on May 2 in Islamabad to discuss the canals issue. Chief Ministers, federal ministers and other high-level government officials will participate in the meeting. 

In the wake of unprecedented Indian move to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty, the federal government decided on Thursday to halt the contentious canals project until a consensus is evolved between the Centre and the provinces on the issue through a mutual understanding from the Council of Common Interests (CCI) platform. 

The announcement was made by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari after a meeting between the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the PPP delegations at the Prime Minister House on Thursday night.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)