PM visits Diamer-Bhasha Dam site
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday visited Diamer-Bhasha Dam site to review its construction. Considering the national importance of the mega project, the prime minister has decided to…
Diamer Bhasha Dam to be completed by 2029
ISLAMABAD: Diamer Bhasha Dam having storage capacity of 8.1 Million Acre Feet (MAF) will generate 18,100 Gigawatt hours (GWh) power annually after completion by April, 2029, official source said. The…
Delegation of Overseas Pakistanis calls on PM; presents Rs. 10 million cheque for Diamer Bhasha Dam
ISLAMABAD: A delegation of Overseas Pakistanis called on Prime Minister Imran Khan here on Friday and presented him a cheque of Rs. 10 million for Diamer Bhasha Dam. The delegation…
Provision of clean water, health facilities priority of PTI govt: Asad Qaiser
ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser Tuesday said provision of drinking water, upgraded health facilities and ensuring clean environment were the priorities of the government of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf…
Diamer-Bhasha dam to be completed in stipulated time: WAPDA chairman
ISLAMABAD: Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) Chairman Lt Gen (Retd) Muzammil Hussain Thursday said the construction of Diamer-Bhasha dam would be completed within the stipulated time. The process of…
Development of water, power sector PM’s top priority: Shibli
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz said on Wednesday that the development of water and power sector was Prime Minister Imran Khan's top priority. In a…
Diamer-Bhasha dam, a game changer project in country’s energy arena
ISLAMABAD: Since its inception in August 2018, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government remained focused on harnessing the untapped 50,000 MW hydel power generation potential to achieve self-sufficiency in the energy…
Diamer Bhasha Dam Project plan reviewed
LAHORE: Federal Minister for Water Resources Muhammad Faisal Vawda has today presided over a meeting at WAPDA Complex for Mega Hydel Projects to review implementation plan of strategically important Diamer…
Diamer-Bhasha Dam a world class mega-hydro project: Chinese Engineer
BEIJING: Diamer-Bhasha Dam is a world class mega-hydro project and participating in this project is a huge challenge, Yang Haiyan, deputy chief engineer of the Chinese company, Bei Fang Investigation,…
Diamer-Bhasha Dam: China rejects Indian objection
BEIJING: Maintaining that Sino-Pak economic cooperation was meant to ameliorate the well-being of the local populace, China rejected Indian objection to the construction of Diamer-Bhasha Dam in Gilgit-Baltistan. Chinese Foreign…
PM chairs briefing on water security strategy
ISLAMABAD: PM Imran Khan while charing a briefing on national water security strategy to meet agricultural as well as energy requirements of the country here today held that construction of…
water projects
Over Rs 22.5bln released for water projects in three quarters
ISLAMABAD: The government has released a sum of Rs 22,503.125 million for various water projects under annual Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for fiscal year 2018-19 so far. According to…
Contributions of overseas Pakistanis commendable: Asad Qaiser
ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly, Asad Qaiser Thursday said overseas Pakistani immigrants were real ambassadors and precious assets of the country and their contributions for the development and progress of the…
Diamer Bhasha Dam
Construction of Diamer-Bhasha Dam, imperative to resolve water, energy issues
ISLAMABAD: Construction of Diamer-Bhasha Dam, one of the most important energy projects of the country, will start next year as government gives top priority to the project. The land acquisition…