Besides constructing main works of Mohmand Dam Project, WAPDA has also been implementing a number of schemes, identified by the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in consultation with the local representatives for socio-economic development of the people residing in the Project area, as Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). A sum of […]
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$25 million from Kuwait fuels Pakistan’s hydropower ambitions
Pakistan and Kuwait signed the second loan program for the Mohmand Dam Hydropower Project. The agreement provides Pakistan with $25 million. Officials from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and WAPDA attended the signing. Fahad Hesham, Deputy Head of Mission at the Kuwaiti Embassy, represented Kuwait. The ceremony was held at the Ministry of Economic Affairs […]
China accelerates Mohmand dam construction amid India’s Indus ater threat
ISLAMABAD – In response to India’s recent threats to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty, China has decided to speed up the construction of the Mohmand Dam in Pakistan, a significant project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The decision highlights the growing tensions between India and Pakistan over water-sharing agreements. According to a report by […]
‘2500mw environment-friendly electricity to be added in national grid’
RAWALPINDI: Parks and Horticulture Authority Vice Chairman Malik Abid Hussain has said that the government went across a revolutionary major milestone as it successfully put new K-2 atomic power generation project in production mode which would add 2500 megawatts cheap and environment-friendly electricity in national grid. He made these remarks while talking to the public […]
Despite Covid, PTI govt handling economy well, says Farrukh
Faisalabad: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib has said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan, the country’s economy has grown and the total volume of exports will reach $26 billion by the end of this financial year. IT exports accounted for 44%, with foreign exchange reaching $24 billion in […]
Every additional day of PTI choking, drowning Pakistan further: Shehbaz Sharif
PML-N President and National Assembly Opposition Leader Shehbaz Sharif says every additional day of this government is adding more debt on the nation, choking the country’s last breath while the people suffocated under inflation, taxation, and unemployment. In a meeting with former prime minister Shahid Kahqan Abbasi, Punjab Assembly Opposition Leader Hamza Shehbaz, former finance […]
Prime minister says work on 10 dams to be completed by 2028
Prime Minister Imran Khan visited the Mohmand Dam site on Wednesday and announced the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government had planned to complete work on 10 dams by 2028. He added that the Mohmand Dam would help solve the water and electricity issues. He told a ceremony in Peshawar his government should be credited with initiating […]
Minister should really think before he speaks
Whatever the critics might say about the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government, no one can deny that it keeps us entertained. Whether it’s the Great Khan saying that Jesus (peace be upon him) is not mentioned anywhere in history books or that Japan and Germany share a common border, or that a billion trees in his home […]
Ground-breaking of Mohmand Dam scheduled on 2 May
According to Senator Faisal Javed, the ground-breaking of Mohmand Dam is scheduled on May 2 and it will be carried out by Prime Minister Imran Khan. This announcement was made through Javed’s official Twitter account, he tweeted, “Prime Minister Imran Khan to perform the ground-breaking of Mohmand Dam on 2nd May 2019. Special thanks to […]
PM Khan to lay foundation stone of Mohmand Dam in January
KARACHI: Prime Minister Imran Khan will lay foundation stone of Mohmand Dam in the first week of January. Federal Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda on Wednesday said that Prime Minister will do the groundbreaking ceremony of Mohmand Dam that will produce 800 megawatts of electricity and will irrigate 17,000 acres of land. In the […]