KARACHI: The Sindh chapter of the opposition Tehreek Tahaffuz Ayeen Pakistan (TTAP) alliance has termed the federal budget for 2026-27 as ‘antiSindh’, calling it an attack on the constitutional rights of the federating units.
A meeting of the TTAP Sindh chapter was held under the chairmanship of Syed Zain Shah, also attended by former Sindh governor Muhammad Zubair, MPA Sajid Hussain and others, including Abdul Rab Durrani. The meeting discussed the federal budget, alleged interference in the National Finance Commission (NFC) Award, and other issues related to the province.
During the meeting, the participants described the federal budget for 2026-27 as ‘anti-Sindh’ and ‘antipeople’, calling it an attack on the federating units.
They said the people of Sindh would never accept any reduction in the financial resources allocated to provinces under the NFC Award, terming such a move against the spirit of the Constitution and the fundamental principles of the federal system.
The participants also expressed concern that the platform of the National Economic Council was allegedly being used to pave the way for control over provincial resources, adding that handing over billions of rupees belonging to the province to the federation would deprive the people of the province of their economic rights.
They alleged that systematic efforts were being made against the NFC Award, the 18th Constitutional Amendment, and provincial autonomy. They warned that if any attempt was made to curtail provincial autonomy or transfer more powers to the federation, strong public resistance would emerge across Sindh.
The meeting declared all attempts to get water from the Indus River through the controversial Cholistan Canal, strategic canals and proposed dams as a conspiracy against Sindh’s existence, agriculture, economy and the future of millions of people.
It added that the province is already facing severe water scarcity, terming it would amount to the economic killing of the people of Sindh.
The opposition alliance also condemned the ruling party, alleging that the Pakistan Peoples Party was bargaining over the province’s interests.