Rain-ravaged farmers in Sindh still waiting for emergency aid As the cultivation for wheat starts in the month of November, the rain-hit growers in the province of Sindh are desperately waiting for the earlier announced government aid to take off the cultivation process. The Government of Pakistan had announced emergency assistance to the rain-affected growers […]
Nov 22 2011 | Posted in
Pakistan,
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Diamer-Bhasha Dam: Finally a step in the right direction After passage of 30 years of completion of first feasibility report, the government has finally started building the $12 billion Diamer-Bhasha Dam. The situation would have been far different from what it is now, if the decision had been taken well in time. Diamer-Bhasha, the world’s […]
Oct 21 2011 | Posted in
Opinion |
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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
Business,
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Diamer-Bhasha Dam Project will help Pakistan resolve energy crises World’s highest Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) Diamer-Bhasha Dam will help Pakistan resolve the energy crises. The foundation stone of this innovative multi-purpose storage Dam was laid by President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti along with Water and […]
Oct 18 2011 | Posted in
Pakistan |
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