Islamabad, April 18 -- Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari strongly criticised the Pakistan government over the controversial canal project and threatened to withdraw support from the ruling coalition if the initiative is not scrapped, The Express Tribune reported.

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari demanded that the Pakistan government withdraw the proposed canal initiatives or risk losing PPP's support in the ruling coalition.

PPP's support is crucial for the Shahbaz Sharif-led coalition government, as the party holds 54 seats, while the PMLN has 79 seats in the 264-seat legislature.

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), along with the PPP and four other smaller parties, hold a comfortable majority, while Prime Minis...