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IRSA, Pakistan's Water and Power Development Authority Lock Horns Over Water Releases

8 May 2013 - 08:23 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan’s Indus River System Authority (IRSA) said it is unable to meet irrigation demands after the Water and Power Development Authority failed to comply with its orders to reduce water discharg

Pakistan Could Lose 21 Percent of Irrigation Water to Leaks

2 Apr 2013 - 00:09 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan could lose 21 percent of irrigation water to leaks during the kharif  (summer crop) season, which began April 1, according to an advisory panel of the Indus River System Authority (IR

Pressure Over Future Water Needs Could Lead to Increased Competition Between India, Pakistan: Stimson Center

1 Mar 2013 - 10:58 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Increasing social, economic and political pressure and dwindling water supplies in the Indus River Basin could lead to increased competition between India and Pakistan, according to a report publ

International Arbitration Court Approves Construction of Kishenganga Hydropower Project

20 Feb 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Netherlands, THE HAGUE — The International Court of Arbitration at The Hague has ruled that India can move forward with construction of the $687 million USD Kishenganga hydropower project in northern Kashmir, but rejected

Lahore High Court Orders Construction of Controversial Kalabagh Dam

4 Dec 2012 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Pakistan, LAHORE — The Lahore High Court last week ordered the Pakistani government to move ahead with construction of the long-delayed and politically charged multi-billion-dollar Kalabagh Dam, saying it was necessa

Karachi Utility Urges Action Against “Land-Grabbing Mafia”

21 Nov 2012 - 10:14 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Pakistan, karachi — The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board last week asked authorities to remove what it called a “land-grabbing mafia” from the area reserved for Greater Karachi Water Project, K-IV.

ADB Expresses Support for Water, Power Projects in Pakistan

22 Oct 2012 - 10:22 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Pakistan, LAHORE — A seven- person team with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has expressed interest in supporting Pakistani water and power projects.

US Offers Funding for Diamer Bhasha Dam, Pakistan Also Talking to Russia and China

13 Sep 2012 - 10:40 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The United States could provide funding for Pakistan's $13 billion USD Diamer Bhasha Dam project, which has stalled over funding issues and objections from neighboring India.

Pakistan Approves $2.4 Billion USD for Irrigation, Energy Infrastructure

23 Aug 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan's Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) at its latest meeting has approved $2.4 billion USD worth of water projects throughout the country, including dams, canals, h

Pakistan Can't Pay Chinese Contractor on Neelum Jhelum Hydro Project, Work Stalls

16 Aug 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Pakistan, karachi — Work on Pakistan’s strategic Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project (NJHP) has stalled due to financial problems, with the cash-strapped government unable to release $83 million USD to the Chinese contra

Pakistan Releases $63 Million USD to Complete Kachhi Canal

10 Aug 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Pakistani government has decided to fast-track work on the long awaited Kachhi Canal project in Balochistan province, which has been stalled by official apathy and violence involving militants

Pakistani Province Gives Green Light for Daducha Dam

28 Jun 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Pakistan, LAHORE — The government of Pakistan’s Punjab province has given approval for the Daducha Dam project, which will supply the city of Rawalpindi with 25 million gallons of water per day for the next five deca

Chinese Exim Bank Lends Pakistan $448 Million USD for Hydropower Plant

21 Jun 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — China’s Export-Import Bank has approved a $448 million USD loan for Pakistan’s 969-megawatt Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project.

Developing World Economic Growth Hindered by Water Shortage

11 Jun 2012 - 08:09 by Local Press Report

LONDON (The Independent) — Seven of the world's 10 most populated regions face such severe water shortages over the next three decades that they threaten to derail the growth which hundreds of millions of people in the dev

Pakistan Says It Will Face Severe Shortages Because of Indian Dam Construction

21 May 2012 - 10:41 by Local Press Report

karachi (Daily Times (Pakistan)) — Pakistan is heading towards severe water shortage as Indian government has decided to build seven dams on rivers running into Pakistan for held Kashmir. Pakistan has absolute rights on these r

India to Construct Nine Large Dams in Kashmir

24 Jan 2012 - 11:21 by Local Press Report

ISLAMABAD (The News International (Pakistan)) — India has developed a master plan to build nine large dams in Kashmir, in addition to the Nimoo-Bazgo and Chuttak hydropower projects on the Indus River.

Pakistan Establishes Agency to Protect Water Rights

4 Oct 2011 - 10:56 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan has established a new agency, the Pakistan Trans-Border Water Organization (PTWO), to protect its water rights against what it deems violations by upper riparian countries India and Afgh