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PoGB: Protesters lock WAPDA office as Diamer-Bhasha dam protest enters 18t
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
As the protest over a 31-point charter of demands reached its 18th day, those impacted by the Diamer-Bhasha Dam project locked down the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) offices and a private contractor's operations at the dam site, as reported by local media outlet Hum English.
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PoGB: Diamer protest against WAPDA escalates as unmet promises spark outra
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Protests have escalated in the Diamer District of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan, as local residents voice their frustration with the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) over the unfulfilled promises surrounding the Diamer-Bhasha Dam project. The protests are centred on long-st
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PoGB: Opposition parties criticize WAPDA's CBM scheme for failing to addre
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
While addressing a joint press conference in Chillas, the opposition leaders criticized WAPDA's Confidence Building Measures (CBM) scheme, intended to assist areas affected by dams and development projects in Gilgit.
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Pakistan: Kohistan residents block Diamer-Bhasha Dam Karakoram Highway
Updated : 1 year, 5 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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Protesters block Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Karakoram Highway over unfulfilled p
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The blockade took place on Friday and caused major problems for people travelling between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB).
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PoJK: People block Neelam Valley Road to demand immediate shifting of high
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
Several protestors blocked the Neelam Valley Road at Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied Jammu Kashmir on Thursday. They demanded the immediate shifting of a high-tension line tower on a hilltop, as it could potentially result in a landslide which could cause huge accidents in the area.
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Pak: 3-yr-old booked for electricity theft in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The minor was even brought before the Court of the Additional Sessions Judge, prompting his legal representative to assert that the case was dismissed by the judge upon receiving an affidavit.
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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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Severe water scarcity in Skardu as key dam falls to dead level
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Drinking water is being only provided to Skardu town during Sehri and Iftar hours due to the shortage.
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Chinese firm abandons Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Muzaffarabad [PoK], September 11 (ANI): The Chinese engineers and staff have abandoned their repair of the mega 969-megawatt Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir which is shut down since early July this year after Pakistan faced a continuous shortage of fuel and elec
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Pakistan fails to attend international conference on large dams
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 5 (ANI): Pakistan missed the week-long important conference of the International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD) held in Marseille, France, which is the world's leading professional organization dedicated to advancing the art and science of dam engineering.
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Pakistan: Water, power development authority chief resigns citing personal
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], May 7 (ANI): Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) Chairman Lt Gen (retd) Muzammil Hussain has resigned from his post citing "personal reasons."
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