Pakistan challenges India to carry out free, fair plebiscite in Kashmir Condemns Indian atrocities, unlawful arrest of Hurriyat leaders Dr Faisal says Indian arms buildup pushing region into arms race ISLAMABAD: After…
WAPDA chairman says Pakistan has water storage capacity of only 30 days against India’s 170 days Urges construction of Kalabagh Dam after political consensus ISLAMABAD: Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) Chairman…
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has asked Pakistan to accept India’s offer of appointing a “neutral expert” in Kishanganga dam dispute, instead of pursuing its stand of referring the dispute to the International Court…
NAIROBI: At least 27 people died when their homes were swept away after a dam burst in southern Kenya following heavy rains, police said Thursday. The incident in Solai, near the Rift…
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to construct a dam in Bara Area of Khyber Agency at a cost of five billion rupees. According to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Development…
LAHORE: France will provide Rs67 billion to the Punjab government through Asian Development Bank for construction of a dam in Lahore. Managing Director Water and Sanitation Agency Syed Zahid Aziz in a statement said…
CAIRO: Egypt has proposed excluding Sudan from contentious negotiations over the future of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the largest hydroelectric dam project in Africa, according to an Ethiopian newspaper. The Egyptian proposal, sent…
SAN JUAN: Some 70,000 people were ordered to evacuate their homes Friday after a rain-swollen dam in Puerto Rico failed in the latest disaster caused by Hurricane Maria. With the death toll from…
An activity agreement worth 81 million for the construction of Kurram Tangi Dam Project (Stage-I) will be signed between WAPDA and USAID on December 14, it was reliably learnt. It is important…
Minister of State for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali told the National Assembly on Thursday that construction work on Dasu Dam project would be executed in the next few months. He…
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Sheikh Aftab Ahmed told the National Assembly on Thursday during the question hour that there is a proposal to construct Chirah Dam in Islamabad. The National…
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 with a capacity of 17.4 megawattas of…
Ethiopia has started to divert the flow of the Blue Nile river to construct a giant dam to meet its energy needs, according to state media, amid concerns from other Nile-dependent countries…
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. Pakistan had questioned the “legality of the construction…
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 their sentiments. Shujaat said PML-Q, being a major…
The third phase of building Khanpur Dam, at the cost of Rs 700 million, has been halted once again due to mismanagement and scarcity of funds. The dam would ensure regular supply…
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 choose one of the two. While addressing an…
