KARACHI
\nChief Minister of Balochistan held a meeting with his counterpart of Sindh on Monday to discuss mutual issues.
\nBalochistan CM Abdul Quddus Bizenjo called on Sindh\u2019s chief minister Murad Ali Shah to exchange views over the contentious issues of water and fisheries between the two provinces.
\nThe chief ministers agreed to resolve the issues amicably with mutual understanding.
\nIt is pertinent to mention here that Balochistan have grievances over its share of Indus river water the province receives through a canal of Sukkur barrage. The barrage feeds its share of water to Balochistan under inter-provincial water distribution.
\nBalochistan complains getting lesser than the allotted share of water from Sindh for its crops and human consumption.
\nAnother issue is dispute over fishing of Sindh\u2019s fishermen in Balochistan waters. The fishermen from Sindh had recently protested against restrictions on them over entering the waters off neighboring Balochistan.
\nThe fishermen\u2019s protest crippled the oil terminal\u2019s operations at Karachi Port in February. They were protesting over the ban on fishing in Balochistan.
\nIt is to be mentioned here that the Balochistan government in December last year decided to ensure a complete ban on fishing in the province\u2019s waters and asked the Sindh government to stop its fishermen from entering Balochistan\u2019s waters.
\nThe decision was taken to stop illegal fishing by foreign trawlers and Sindh\u2019s fishermen, Balochistan officials said.
\nThe chief secretary said the Sindh government must ensure that the fishermen from the province are prevented from fishing in Balochistan, as it was a violation of provincial boundaries.
\nThe Sindh government were told to prevent its fishermen from violating the provincial jurisdiction of 12 nautical miles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
KARACHI Chief Minister of Balochistan held a meeting with his counterpart of Sindh on Monday to discuss mutual issues. Balochistan CM Abdul Quddus Bizenjo called on Sindh\u2019s chief minister Murad Ali Shah to exchange views over the contentious issues of water and fisheries between the two provinces. The chief ministers agreed to resolve the issues […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":250603,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[345,5180,5179,3792,933,3686],"class_list":{"0":"post-250577","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national","8":"tag-balochistan","9":"tag-chief-minister","10":"tag-fisheries-amicably","11":"tag-issues","12":"tag-sindh","13":"tag-water"},"yoast_head":"\n