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Awami Action Committee stages protest against challenges faced by PoGB res
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The protest, attended by a large number of local residents, focused on pressing issues including soaring electricity bills and persistent power outages, which continue to create significant hardships for the community.
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PoGB: Unidentified assailants torch homes in Diamer Valley, targeting scho
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Unidentified individuals set fire to more than a dozen houses, including the residence of a prominent religious scholar, in the Diamer Valley of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit - Balistian (PoGB)
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Pakistan: Kohistan residents block Diamer-Bhasha Dam Karakoram Highway
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Protesters have been raising their demands for fair compensation for lands affected by the project, as well as employment opportunities for locals with WAPDA (Water and Power Development Authority) and the Chinese companies working on the dam.
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Pak: Diamer-Bhasha Dam costs soar to 300 per cent amid financial struggles
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Iqbal also pointed out that the financing plan for this crucial project constructed on the Indus River and located on the border between the Kohistan district, remains incomplete
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Pak: Protesters block Karakoram Highway, demanding compensation for Diamer
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The people affected by the Gilgit-Baltistan's Diamer Bhasha Dam blocked the Karakoram Highway (KKH) on Wednesday in protest against Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) for failure to pay compensation promised to them for leaving their lands for the dam's construction.
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Chinese companies suspend work on dam projects in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa over
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Days after the suicide attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan , in which five Chinese engineers were killecd, Chinese companies have temporarily suspended civil work at the sites of the Dasu and Diamer-Bhasha Dams due to security concerns, Geo News reported, citing The News on Fr
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Pakistan: Rainwater goes waste as govt fails to create storage facilities
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Various governments have attempted to implement plans for large storage dams, but political interference has continuously impeded these crucial projects.
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