A deluge measuring up to 650,000 to 700,000 cusecs of water, is expected to pass through the Sukkur Barrage on the Indus River, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said.

Addressing a press conference today in Kashmore, CM Shah said authorities are confident that the “floodwater will pass through without any major damage”.

Currently, 627,000 cusecs of water is flowing through Guddu Barrage, he said, adding that the Irrigation department has deployed machinery on all vulnerable points, including dykes in Kashmore, Shikarpur, Sukkur and Ghotki.

 Sindh CM Syed Murad Ali Shah speaks to the media during a visit to Kashmore on Sept 14. — DawnNewsTV
Sindh CM Syed Murad Ali Shah speaks to the media during a visit to Kashmore on Sept 14. — DawnNewsTV

Opinion

Editorial

Growth to stability
Updated 29 Apr, 2026

Growth to stability

THE State Bank’s decision to raise its key policy rate by 100 basis points to 11.5pc signals a shift in priorities...
Constitutional order
29 Apr, 2026

Constitutional order

FOLLOWING the passage of the 26th and 27th Amendments, in 2024 and 2025 respectively, jurists and members of the...
Protecting childhood
29 Apr, 2026

Protecting childhood

AN important victory for child protection was secured on Monday with the Punjab Assembly’s passage of the Child...
Unlearnt lessons
Updated 28 Apr, 2026

Unlearnt lessons

THE US is undoubtedly the world’s top military and economic power at this time. Yet as the Iran quagmire has ...
Solar vision?
28 Apr, 2026

Solar vision?

THE recent imposition of certain regulatory requirements for small-scale solar systems, followed by the reversal of...
Breaking malaria’s grip
28 Apr, 2026

Breaking malaria’s grip

FOR the first time in decades, defeating malaria in our lifetime is possible, according to WHO. Yet in Pakistan,...