Chinese firm abandons Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project in PakistanThe hydropower project worth Rs 508 billion saw a sudden halt within three years of its operation, exposing serious differences between Pak...
11 Sep, 2022, 08.08 AM IST
Pakistan facing difficulties in providing help to Taliban government in Afghanistan without its recognition: ReportThe biggest challenge for the Afghan administration was the void created by a major exodus of technical and financial experts soon after th...
29 Sep, 2021, 01.23 PM IST
China-funded Diamer-Basha Dam in PoK an ecological disaster in the makingPakistan’s decision to go ahead with the Diamer-Bhasa Dam in PoK not only infringes upon India’s sovereignty but can be an ecological disas...
18 May, 2020, 09.43 AM IST
Meet the Pakistani brain behind pro-Khalistan movement in Canada, EuropeISI has codenamed the Referendum 2020 initiative ‘Operation Express’. ISI’s Lahore detachment, Indian intelligence agencies claim, controls...
07 Aug, 2018, 03.13 PM IST
China's strict conditions force Pakistan not to include Diamer-Bhasha Dam in CPEC: OfficialsCPEC, a part of Chinese President Xi Jinping's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), runs through PoK and India has raised objection to the proje...
13 Jul, 2018, 11.30 AM IST
Not aware of Pakistan's move to exclude PoK dam from CPEC: China"I am not aware of the information mentioned by you," foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said when asked about Pakistan's decision to t...
12 Jul, 2018, 03.15 PM IST
Pak inaugurates strategic hydropower project in PoKThe 969 MW Neelum Jehlum Hydropower Project near Muzaffarabad was announced more than 12 years ago but work on it lingered on.
14 Apr, 2018, 04.06 PM IST
In a jolt to OBOR, Pakistan rejects China dam aidInternational lenders were linking serious conditions with the provision of funding, and the project cost had reached $14 billion.
16 Nov, 2017, 11.06 AM IST
China to invest $50 billion to develop Indus River Cascade: ReportWith the signing of the MoU - which will be witnessed by Prime Minister Sharif - Beijing will emerge as the biggest financier of infrastruc...
13 May, 2017, 01.19 PM IST
Pakistan gives Chinese firm contracts for dam construction on IndusPakistan's Water and Power Development Authority and China Gezhouba Group Company (CGCC) signed the agreements yesterday for carrying out m...
09 Mar, 2017, 03.40 PM IST
Cricket can never be free of corruption: Salman ButtButt scored centuries in each innings of the day and night five-day Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final this week at the national stadium to captain ...
16 Dec, 2016, 07.42 PM IST
US to provide Rs 8.5 billion for construction of dam in PakistanThe US Agency for International Development (USAID) and WAPDA signed the agreement at a ceremony held in Islamabad.
14 Dec, 2016, 09.26 PM IST
Nawaz Sharif signs financial plan for Pakistan's big dam project in PoKThe financial plan, made on a self-reliance basis, proposes that construction of the dam will receive a portion of the required funding fro...
05 Dec, 2016, 05.43 PM IST
Pakistan, US sign $72 million deal to upgrade Mangla damThey signed a $72 million agreement to refurbish and upgrade the Mangla dam located in the Mirpur district of Pakistan-occupied- Kashmir (P...
07 Mar, 2014, 09.59 PM IST
- Kishanganga could have larger impact than expected
The court made it clear that the decision will not impact the exiting projects or those under implementation, but it essentially became pre...
21 Feb, 2013, 02.04 PM IST
- Major power outage in Karachi following dues of Rs 34.8 bn
Pakistan's commercial hub grappled with a major power outage on Thurday as the country's state-run power utility cut off supplies after the...
06 Mar, 2008, 05.25 PM IST
- Pak to go ahead with IPI gas project even if India disagrees
President Pervez Musharraf has said that even if India does not agree to the terms of the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project, Pakista...
11 Dec, 2007, 01.41 PM IST