Tag: Kbd

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...

Khan’s detractors play down Larkana rally

PPP dubs PTI’s rally a ‘flop show’ ANP leader tells Khan to ask opinion of people of KP before asking Sindhis’ opinion over KBD PML-N’s Sanaullah...

KBD can’t be built with 3 provinces’ opposition: Soomro

Sindh Law Minister Ayaz Soomro has said the ‘big brother (Punjab) must keep in mind that three provinces have opposed the construction of Kalabagh...

Sindh Assembly passes resolution against Kalabagh Dam

The Sindh Assembly passed a resolution against Kalabagh Dam amid uproar and exchange of harsh words on Friday. Provincial Finance Minister Murad Ali Shah said...

Sindh Assembly adopts resolution against KBD

The Sindh Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution condemning construction of Kalabagh Dam and political leaders’ statements in its favor. “This house condemns the construction...

Court verdict on KBD pointless

We will not let Kalabagh Dam built at any cost. The verdict of court in this connection seems pointless. These views were expressed by Federal...

Opposition to KBD

Reference the statement of MQM-H Chief Afaq Ahmed on Kalabagh dam, not all those opposing the dam are doing so on the directives of...

MQM-H to strive for construction of KBD: Afaq

Reiterating his stance over controversial Kalabagh dam (KBD), the chief of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi Afaq Ahmed on Tuesday said that he will continue...

Afrasiab advises LHC to avoid from remarks on controversial dam

Provincial President of ANP Senator Afrasiab Khattak on Friday advised the Lahore High Court (LHC) to avoid controversial decisions. Addressing a press conference, Afrasiyab opined...

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...

KBD: national necessity

It must be obvious to the party in power that Kalabagh dam is the most viable solution to the problem of water and power...

Nationalists support anti-Sindh project of KBD: Senator

People’s Youth Organization Coordinator Senator Aajiz Dhamrah has called upon those forces which have been engaged in introducing the politics of hatred and extremism...

Apathy or ignorance

At the end of one week, only 62,000 votes have been cast in the KBD referendum out of the millions who have access to...

No politics on KBD

The building of dams in any country is a technical matter and not a political matter. But unfortunately, in Pakistan our politicians play politics...

By not building KBD, Pakistan losing out on $10b every year

Pakistan is losing out on $10 billion annually by not building its most viable multipurpose 3,600 megawatt (MW) Kalabagh Dam (KBD), which will halt...

SC moved for early hearing of KBD construction

LAHORE - A petition has been moved to the Supreme Court Lahore Registry on Monday for early hearing of a petition for Kalabagh Dam (KBD) construction to meet growing energy needs and save Pakistan from floods and draughts. The application was filed by barrister Zafar Ullah Khan submitting that his petition despite being linked to an important national issue was pending in the Supreme Court since 1996 which showed the collapse of Pakistan's judicial policy. He said compared to it a

Latif Khosa links KBD to provinces’ consensus

LAHORE - Punjab Governor Sardar Latif Khan Khosa has said that all dams, including Kalabagh, must be built, but after removing the reservations of all the provinces.
He was talking to media people during his first interaction with PPP beat reporters at the Governor's House on Thursday. He said the country was in dire need of new big water reservoirs but these should not be constructed at the cost of the national unity, but with the consensus of the provinces.
The governor,