Aaj TV English News - Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 03:18:10 +0500 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 03:18:10 +0500 60 New Hub Canal completed to supply water to Karachi after 24 years https://english.aaj.tv/news/330428955/new-hub-canal-completed-to-supply-water-to-karachi-after-24-years <p><strong>Karachi’s long-standing water supply challenge is expected to ease as the new Hub Canal has been completed, ending a 24-year wait for a major water project.</strong></p> <p>Saadia Javed, spokesperson for the Sindh government, confirmed the completion and shared details about the project.</p> <p>The 22.4-kilometre canal was constructed in just nine months and is expected to supply 100 million gallons of water to Karachi daily.</p> <p>The project came at a cost of approximately Rs1.25 billion.</p> <p>Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party, is scheduled to inaugurate the canal on Wednesday.</p> Karachi’s long-standing water supply challenge is expected to ease as the new Hub Canal has been completed, ending a 24-year wait for a major water project.

Saadia Javed, spokesperson for the Sindh government, confirmed the completion and shared details about the project.

The 22.4-kilometre canal was constructed in just nine months and is expected to supply 100 million gallons of water to Karachi daily.

The project came at a cost of approximately Rs1.25 billion.

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party, is scheduled to inaugurate the canal on Wednesday.

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