
Pakistani Government Denies Reports of Cancelling Diamer-Bhasha Dam Power Component
The Power Division officially refuted claims that the electricity generation section of the major Indus River dam project had been scrapped.
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The Power Division officially refuted claims that the electricity generation section of the major Indus River dam project had been scrapped.

PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari vowed to immediately address the resettlement concerns of those affected by the Diamer-Bhasha Dam construction if his party wins the upcoming June 7 polls.

Unregulated placer gold extraction in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region is raising concerns among authorities due to risks to the Diamer-Bhasha Dam, roads, bridges, settlements, and environmental pollution from untreated wash water and debris.

Hundreds of passengers and tourists were stranded as a protest sit-in by people affected by the Diamer-Bhasha Dam project continued, blocking the Karakoram Highway. Talks with the administration failed, and protesters refused to reopen the road.

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has urged the fast-tracking of the Diamer-Bhasha Dam project and vowed resettlement of displaced communities if his party forms the government in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Land-affected people of the Diamer-Bhasha Dam project have intensified their protest, blocking the Karakoram Highway near Thore Valley in Pakistan to demand their rights.