Diamer-Bhasha dam
Finally, the commencement of much-awaited Bhasha dam has been formally announced. Prime Minister Imran Khan last Monday ordered immediate commencement of work on construction of Diamer-Bhasha dam, rightly describing water…
The dams issue
So long as Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar confined himself to launching a fund raising campaign to build the Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand Dams, sceptics and critics were…
How to give a dam?
AFRICA’S largest hydropower dam was recently completed in Ethiopia. The Renaissance Dam cost $5 billion, or seven per cent of Ethiopia’s GDP. It was funded by private donations and bonds…
The CJP’s dam fund
Writing about an issue as touchy as this, one must start with a few disclaimers. Water is a necessity and access to it must be seen as a subset of…
The Diamer-Bhasha challenge
THE situation is alarming; without adequate water storage, Pakistan will face a serious water emergency by 2025. Dismayed by the nation’s water crisis and inaction by the executive, the Honourable…
Solving the infrastructure problem
Pakistan’s infrastructure deficiencies are well documented. The transportation sector suffers from congested roads, outdated railways, and insufficient connectivity between urban and rural areas. The energy sector faces chronic power shortages…
Indus diverted
The recent positive development of “Indus Partial Diversion” for the construction of the Diamer-Bhasha Dam has prompted this writer to provide an overview of the water sector. This sector holds…
Pakistan’s promising economic outlook
The finance division’s ‘monthly economic outlook report’ for the month of November reveals that Pakistan’s economy is on a gradual but promising path of recovery. The country has witnessed a…
Indus diverted
The recent positive development of “Indus Partial Diversion” for the construction of the Diamer-Bhasha Dam has prompted this writer to provide an overview of the water sector. This sector holds…
A decade of CPEC
In recent times, hardly has any other strategy or initiative gained any such global limelight than Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The US’s Build Back Better…
