Prime Minister inaugurates construction of Diamer-Bhasha dam Prime Minister Sayed Yousuf Raza Gilani has laid the foundation stone of the Diamer-Bhasha dam on the Indus River, near Chilas. He cited that the $12 billion project will produce 4,500 megawatts of electricity and will have a storage capacity of over 8 million acre feet of water. […]
Oct 20 2011 | Posted in
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Pakistan is not only blessed with the five flowing rivers, four seasons and fertile soil for almost all the crops rather its geographic location as well is nothing less of a miracle. The mountain ranges in the north, the Arabian Sea splashing in the south and has neighbors at both ends, a Hindu neighbor and […]
Jean Beliveau completes an 11-year walk around the world Jean Beliveau, a Canadian national fled his mid life crises in 2000, completed an 11-year walk around the world on 16th October, 2011. Arriving at Montreal, Canada, the 56-year-old told a crowd that his new goal is to promote peace around the world. Beliveau left Montreal on […]
Oct 17 2011 | Posted in
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Chitral to be linked with Tajikistan: Salim Khan The Khyber Pakthunkhwa Population Welfare Minister, Salim Khan here on Friday said 205 kilometres road would be constructed to connect Chitral with Tajikistan. Talking to the Khyber Union of Journalists (KhUJ) Programme at Press Club, Minister said this project would turn Chitral into an economical hub of […]
Oct 17 2011 | Posted in
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