KARACHI: In another warning to its coalition partner at the Centre, PPP leader and Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said that while his party does not wish to topple the PML-N-led federal government, it has the power to do so. “We have infinite capacity. We can topple them [Shehbaz-led government], but we do not want to in order to avoid any crisis.” “Don’t push us to the point where a decision is made that causes everyone to lose.” In February this year, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir and Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz launched the Green Pakistan Initiative in Cholistan aimed at revolutionising agriculture and providing farmers with agricultural facilities under one roof. The project triggered a wave of unrest across Sindh, and the provincial assembly in March unanimously passed a resolution against the construction of six new canals on the Indus River. Meanwhile, the Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) and other nationalist parties took to the streets and staged massive rallies in different cities of the province, including Karachi. During today’s show, the chief minister made it clear that the sole solution to the issue was scrapping the project. “The people of Sindh will now only agree on one thing — that this project should be abandoned,” the chief minister added. He also slammed the federal government over mishandling the canal issue. Responding to a question about the 72-hour ultimatum to the provincial government by the protestors, demonstrating against the construction of six new canals on the Indus River, he said that the federal government had approached them over the canal issue, adding that the talks were moving forward. Currently, work on the over Rs250bn project is halted due to the efforts of the Sindh government, he added.The chief minister further said that the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) had not approved the project so far. To another query, he asked the federal government to explain where the water for these new canals would come from. The provincial chief executive asserted that consent of the lower riparian areas was essential for water projects in the upper regions. The federal government sought permission from the Indus River System Authority (Irsa) for the construction of six new canals, saying that 27% of the water is flowing into the sea.