Kisan Board Pakistan (KBP) has announced to observe a country wide protest on February 5, 2010 (Kashmir Solidarity Day) against what they said Indian water aggression against Pakistan. KBP President Sardar Zafar and other office-bearers undertook emergent visits of various areas through out the country and met growers to make them realise the importance of staging protest over the Indian plans of constructing over 60 dams on rivers feeding both the countries.
According to a KBP spokesman the Board has also decided to take up this issue at national and international forums on February 5, 2010. The board has also constituted teams to monitor protests at district level. Many political and religious organisations and those representing farmers have also constituted to support the KBP in this regard and observe the day as protest day against India, the spokesman added.