Tag: Kalabagh Dam

SC dismisses review appeal in Kalabagh dam construction case

Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea of Engineers Forum about the construction of Kalabagh Dam. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Zamali...

Rabbani warns Centre to stop advocating Kalabagh Dam

Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani on Saturday warned the government against advocating the Kalabagh Dam project. Expressing annoyance over the statements of Water and Power Development...

Kalabagh Dam a threat to small provinces, says Khurshid Shah

Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Syed Khurshid Shah has said that the Kalabagh Dam is a threat to small provinces. Talking to the media...

Political scuffle over KBD to make Pakistan a desert: Business leader

Patron Islamabad Chamber of Small Traders Shahid Rasheed Butt on Sunday asked politicians to end friction over construction of Kalabagh dam (KBD) which can transform fertile Pakistan into...

MQM’s up for Kalabagh Dam! Are you?

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has announced support for the construction of Kalabagh Dam and urged the government to complete this project after addressing the reservations of Sindhis.

Is Kalabagh Dam the answer to Pakistan’s power woes?

The Chamber of Small Traders Chairman and former president ICCI, Dr. Shahid Rasheed Butt on Wednesday said that Pakistan cannot win a war against...

SC declares petitions to construct Kalabagh dam inadmissible

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed petitions in favour of constructing the Kalabagh dam, and declared them inadmissible. A three-member bench led by Chief Justice...

Kalabagh Dam: LHC dismisses contempt plea against PM, CMs

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday rejected a contempt of court plea against the prime minister and chief ministers for refusing to build...

PEW demands national debate on Kalabagh Dam

The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Sunday said the Kalabagh dam (KBD) is one of the most unfortunate mega project in the history of...

PML-Q throws weight behind KBD

Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Chaudhry Pervez Elahi on Friday said the Kalabagh Dam was a guarantee of Pakistan’s progress and may be renamed...

In Sindh, Khan says no to KBD

PTI chief says will not allow division of Sindh, construction of Kalabagh Dam without Sindhis’ consent Says he wants to hears chants of ‘Go Zardari...

KP govt to oppose Kalabagh Dam in CCI meeting

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has issued directives to the Inter-provincial Coordination secretary to prepare a case against construction of Kalabagh Dam. Sources said that...

PkSF delivers message of bloodshed to beneficiaries

Ripples of Pakhtuns anger over Lahore High Court’s (LHC) ruling on the construction of Kalabagh Dam could be felt in the multi-ethnic metropolis where...

‘Dead KBD horse’ cannot be given life, says KP minister

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Main Iftikhar Hussain on Monday said Kalabagh Dam was a “dead horse” that could not be given life. “Kalabagh Dam...

KP Assembly likely to pass anti-KBD resolution sans hiccups

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s ruling party, the Awami National Party’s, is likely to face minimal opposition when it plans to table a resolution in the assembly...

Sindh Assembly rejects LHC’s Kalabagh Dam ruling

The Sindh Assembly on Friday condemned the Lahore High Court’s verdict in favour of the construction of Kalabagh Dam (KBD), which the provincial lawmakers...

Sindh Assembly up in arms against ‘Punjab High Court’

The Sindh Assembly on Thursday witnessed a heated sitting that was full of politicking, as provincial lawmakers condemned the verdict of what they called...