SC orders transfer of Dam funds to federal govt’s Public Account ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) directed relevant authority to transfer the amount in Dams Fund’s account... Updated 18 Oct, 2024 02:54pm
Print PM directs including DBHP in CPEC ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the concerned authorities to include $8 billion Diamer Bhasha... Updated 07 Oct, 2024 02:56pm
Pakistan Govt seeks transfer of ‘SC dam fund’ money to public account ISLAMABAD: The federal government has requested the Supreme Court that the money collected for the construction of... Published 12 Sep, 2024 03:48am
Pakistan GB govt forms body to address dam affected people's grievances GIlGIT: Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan Haji Gulbar Khan while addressing a high-level meeting regarding the... Published 24 Aug, 2024 07:17am
Pakistan Diamer-Bhasha Dam: Site for construction made feasible by diverting direction of river, Senate body told ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Water Resources told the Senate Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Special... Published 15 Jun, 2024 06:57am
Business & Finance Mohmand Dam: $25m loan agreement with Kuwait on 3rd ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Kuwait have agreed to sign a loan agreement of $25 million on 3rd June 2024 for the Mohmand... Published 01 Jun, 2024 06:59am
Editorials Water: even big dams won’t be of much help EDITORIAL: It seems no amount or manner of serious warnings can jolt relevant authorities into treating the... Published 13 Jan, 2024 05:38am
Print Water woes to stay even after dam construction ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s water woes are unlikely to be over even after construction of Diamer Bhasha Dam (DBD) in 2030... Updated 11 Jan, 2024 12:04pm
Opinion Indus diverted The recent positive development of “Indus Partial Diversion” for the construction of the Diamer-Bhasha Dam has... Published 17 Dec, 2023 03:01am
Pakistan Diamer Bhasha Dam: Wapda all set to divert waters from River Indus by Nov LAHORE: WAPDA is all set to divert River Indus for Diamer Basha Dam Project through almost 1 km-long diversion ... Published 08 Jun, 2023 06:30am
Pakistan Panel formed to resolve KP-GB tribal boundary row ISLAMABAD: The government has constituted a panel to resolve dispute between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Gilgit... Published 02 Jun, 2023 03:56am
Print Public Sector Development Programme: Rs129bn released for development projects ISLAMABAD: Despite financial constraints and disruptions caused by super floods last year, the Ministry of Planning,... Updated 17 Apr, 2023 08:46am
Business & Finance Shah for allocating 15pc of GDP to construction of dams ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Water Resources, Khursheed Shah Friday said there is need to allocate 15 percent of... Updated 01 Apr, 2023 06:43am
Print Fund for construction of dams: Amount increased to Rs16.53bn, SC told ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was informed that the amount in dams fund has increased to Rs 16.53 billion, which in... Updated 13 Jan, 2023 08:52am
Pakistan Briefing on Diamer-Bhasha Dam sought: Senate panel discusses sedimentation at Tarbela Dam ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Water Resources Monday sought a detailed briefing on Diamer Bhasha Dam ... Published 20 Dec, 2022 07:22am
Print NTDC plans to evacuate power from 3 key HPPs ISLAMABAD: The National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) has prepared plans to evacuate power from three key... Updated 08 Nov, 2022 09:46am
Pakistan ‘Diamer-Bhasha,and Mohmand Dams Fund’: Ex-CJP Saqib Nisar ‘summoned’ by PAC ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the parliament – a top parliamentary watchdog – on Tuesday... Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am
Pakistan Minister says govt wants timely completion of water projects ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Water Resources Syed Khurshid Ahmad Shah on Sunday said that timely completion of... Published 18 Jul, 2022 06:22am
Print Rs900bn approved for Diamer-Bhasha power plants: Ahsan ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said that Rs900 billion has been... Updated 08 Jun, 2022 10:06am
Print Diamer-Bhasha dam: New project completion deadline set DIAMER: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday said that completion of Diamer-Bhasha dam would serve as... Updated 18 Apr, 2022 10:25am
Print Diamer BhashaDam project: Wapda signs Rs860m agreement with SCO LAHORE: The Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) has signed Rs 860 million agreement with Special... Published 02 Dec, 2021 03:57am
Pakistan Diamer Bhasha Dam: 32,073 acres of land acquired ISLAMABAD: The government has so far acquired 32,073 acres of land for important Diamer Basha Dam project which is... Updated 06 Sep, 2021 01:55pm
Pakistan Balakot project: NA panel to monitor Erra’s progress ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Special Initiatives has constituted... Published 17 Aug, 2021 04:42am
Print 10 dams to be constructed in 10 years, says PM TARBELA: Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday said the government has decided to construct 10 dams within next 10 ... Published 13 Aug, 2021 02:36am
Print Tarin tells NA: Efforts afoot to end tradition of supplementary grants ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin on Wednesday informed the National Assembly that... Published 01 Jul, 2021 04:09am
Editorials Green Eurobond EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Imran Khan while launching Pakistan’s first green 500 million dollar Eurobond (Indus... Published 03 Jun, 2021 04:13am
Pakistan Diamer-Bhasha Dam, Kartarpur Corridor: NA body raises serious concerns over construction ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Special Initiatives raised serious... Updated 13 Apr, 2021 09:32am
Pakistan Wapda chief reviews work on Diamer-Bhasha Dam, Dasu project LAHORE: Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) Chairman Lt Gen Muzammil Hussain (retd) on Thursday... Updated 26 Mar, 2021 09:30am
Print Swat Motorway: PM inaugurates three tunnels MALAKAND: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday visited the Swat Motorway and inaugurated three tunnels that will... Published 20 Mar, 2021 04:39am
Pakistan IT ministry’s DDWP approves 7 projects of Rs4.8bn ISLAMABAD: The Departmental Development Working Party (DDWP) of the Ministry of Information Technology and... Updated 05 Mar, 2021 09:43am