Kalabagh dam to be built as per 2006 decision, NA told
The National Assembly was informed on Monday that the Kalabagh dam was in the list of projects to be implemented to enhance water storage capacity in the country.
Kalabagh Dam revisited
The Lahore High Court’s controversial verdict on the Kalabagh Dam is unlikely to facilitate the start of construction work on the much-delayed project, but it has certainly handed an issue…
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…
Dam politics
There is no supra-constitutional centre of power in any democratic system. The pillars of the state derive their powers and roles from the constitution of Pakistan. Perhaps, we need to…
Are dams the right choice?
The demographic pressure on the dwindling resources of Pakistan is increasing at an alarming rate. However, being an important factor, population is negligibly mentioned at most of the forums and…
Dams vs disasters
It is estimated that Pakistan will start facing water scarcity within the next five years, and a large number of deaths due to food shortage caused by non-availability of water…
Another Kalabagh?
Increasing concerns over the mysterious China-Pakistan Economic Corridor are making both the public and political parties nervous about the secretive nature of the $46 billion ‘deal’ that hands over a…
Legal case for dams
The recently issued Kishanganga arbitration award has again proved what I have been saying all along: that by invoking the dispute resolution mechanism of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), Pakistan…
Sindh and the dam
Pakistan’s new power policy is conspicuously silent on the critical Kalabagh dam project, reflecting the government’s indifference towards the project. The Kalabagh dam (KBD) is the only project in Pakistan…
Irsa controversy
THE Indus River System Authority is again in the spotlight. Following in the footsteps of the previous caretaker government, the present regime is also, most painstakingly, working on amending the…
