Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered early completion of Diamer-Bhasha Dam on Indus River near Chilas. Prime Minister Shehbaz visited Diamer-Bhasha Dam on Sunday. Wapda Chairman Lt Gen ® Muzammil Hussain gave briefing to the PM and his team on the ongoing construction work on Diamer Bhasha ...

ISLAMABAD- Diamer Basha Dam having storage capacity of 8.1 Million Acre Feet (MAF) will generate 18,100 Gigawatt hours (GWh) power annually after completion by April, 2029, official source said. The installed capacity of Diamer Bhasha Dam will be 4,500 Mega Watt (MW) and live storage capacity of ...

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has approved the issuance of $500 million worth Eurobonds for Mohmand and Diamer Bhasha dams. However, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has once again deferred giving go-ahead to the Karachi Transformation Plan (KTP) and orders ...

Prime Minister Imran Khan says Diamer-Bhasha Dam is a vital project for water storage, power generation, increasing viability of Tarbella Dam, creating job opportunities and further strengthening economy. He said this while visiting construction site of the dame in Gilgit-Baltistan today ...

The government has acquired nearly 32,139 acres of land, out of the total 37,419 acres required for the construction of the Diamer-Bhasha dam, it emerged on Friday. *APP*, citing sources, reported that almost 86% of the land for the mega project has been acquired so far. According to the ...

ISLAMABAD: Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) Chairman Lt Gen (r) Muzammil Hussain has said that the share of hydropower would gradually be increased in the total energy mix so as to reduce the cost of doing business and facilitate the growth of business activities. The WAPDA chairman ...

ISLAMABAD: Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has commenced recruitments of Grade 6 to 16 officials for the construction of Diamer-Bhasha dam project. The WAPDA spokesperson said that the authority has advertised the recruitments on 124 vacancies for the Grade 6 and 16 employees for ...

ISLAMABAD- Chinese side would provide the necessary assistance for the building of underground Museum in the construction site of Bhasha Dam. These views were expressed by the Nausheen Javaid Amjad, Federal Secretary, National Heritage & Culture Division in a meeting with Chinese Cultural ...

ISLAMABAD- President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday said construction of Diamer Bhasha Dam would usher in a new era of prosperity for the people of Gilgit Baltistan and also for the entire country. He expressed these views in a briefing given to him during his visit to Gilgit city.  Gilgit Baltistan ...

ISLAMABAD-Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) Chairman Lt Gen (R) Muzammil Hussain Wednesday said Diamir Basha Dam would be completed by 2028.Talking to PTV, he said construction of the Diamir Basha Dam would boost cement and steel industries of the country. 700 to 800 vehicles would ply ...