Balochistan residents block highway over water crisis

Residents of Kohlu district blocked the Kohlu-Sibi highway to protest a worsening shortage of safe drinking water.

Protesters accused the Public Health Engineering Department and district administration of repeated negligence and failure to act despite prior warnings.

Water bore schemes and projects under the Balochistan Sustainable Development Initiative were allegedly not distributed equitably among communities.

Demonstrators demanded immediate restoration of clean water access and transparency in public development programmes.