Tag: Dam
Asif, US envoy inaugurate project
Power and Water Minister Khawaja Asif and United States ambassador to Pakistan on Thursday inaugurated the Gomal Zam Dam project in FR Tank.
The dam...
Ethiopia diverts flow of Blue Nile
Ethiopia has started to divert the flow of the Blue Nile river to construct a giant dam to meet its energy needs, according to...
India to start Kishanganga project construction
India will shortly start construction on Rs.3,642.04 crore Kishanganga hydropower project after International Court of Arbitration at The Hague having ruled in its favour.
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KBD a dead project: Shujaat
President ML-Q Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain said the Kalabagh Dam (KBD) could not be built against the wishes of Sindhis and political parties should respect...
Construction on Khanpur Dam delayed once again
The third phase of building Khanpur Dam, at the cost of Rs 700 million, has been halted once again due to mismanagement and scarcity...
Pakistan and Kalabagh Dam cannot co-exist: Asfandyar Wali
The Awami National Party (ANP) chief Asfandyar Wali Khan said on Saturday that ‘Pakistan and Kalabagh dam cannot co-exist’ and the people have to...
KP government, PHCBA reject LHC’s KBD ruling
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government and Peshawar High Court Bar Association (PHCBA) rejected and heavily criticised the Lahore High Court (LHC) ruling on the...
CCI to decide on issues like Kalabagh Dam: Kaira
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira said the Council of Common Interests (CCI) will decide on disputed issues like the Kalabagh...
LHC stirs up hornet’s nest with ‘build Kalabagh dam’ order
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday ordered the federal government to construct Kalabagh Dam with immediate effect in accordance with the recommendations given...
LHC orders construction of KBD
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday ordered the federal government to construct the Kalabagh dam.
According to a private television channel, the order was...
US pledges $150m to replace old turbines at Mangla
United States Ambassador Richard Olson, on a visit to Mangla Dam on Wednesday, pledged up to $150 million in order to replace the worn...
EU provides 1.2 m euros grant for climate study of Munda...
The European Union (EU) on Monday provided 1.2 million Euros as grant to conduct climate change impact assessment study in Swat basin for Munda...
Kalabagh dam debate
A private television channel telecasted a debate on Kalabagh dam with two representatives from Sindh belonging to Pakistan Peoples Party and a Sindh nationalist...
ANP to oppose Kalabagh dam construction to ‘their last breath’
The Awami National Party (ANP) announced on Thursday that it would oppose the construction of the controversial Kalabagh Dam to “their very last breath”,...
Kala Bagh Dam case: LHC adjourns hearing
The Lahore High Court (LHC) adjourned the hearing of Kala Bagh Dam construction case till Wednesday.
A single member bench of LHC comprising Chief Justice...
Work on Kishanganga Dam stalled: India
India has said it would not violate the stay order issued by the International Court of Arbitration against the construction of Kishanganga Dam and...
Diamer-Bhasha Dam holds national importance: PM
The Diamer-Bhasha Dam is a project of great national importance over which there is a national consensus and all stakeholders have endorsed it, Prime...
