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12 Apr 2022 ISLAMABAD

USAID Invests In WASH Infrastructure In Pakistan

A new USAID-United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) will build infrastructure to provide clean drinking water in districts of Tank (KP) and Umerkot (Sindh).

30 Mar 2022 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan

India, Pakistan Exchange Views At Indus Commission Meeting

Infrastructure development, data sharing data and release of (un)treated wastewater among topics discussed between India and Pakistan.

15 Nov 2021 Islamabad, Pakistan

UK Funds Pakistan Water Governance Programme

New funding for governance and tackling climate change

23 Nov 2020 ISLAMABAD

Pakistan: Slow Implementation Of Internationally-funded Water Projects

An inter-ministerial forum on Thursday expressed concern over delays in implementation of water sector projects being funded by the international lending agencies and called for coordinated efforts to address bottlenecks. At present, 15 foreign-funded projects amounting to $3.239bn are currently under implementation...

9 Nov 2020 ISLAMABAD

Water System Improvements In Islamabad

The recent steps by Capital Development Authority (CDA) will help add 10 to 12 MGD water in the existing system to meet water requirements of the city. This increase will help augment the existing water system to address water shortage in the city, an official of CDA said in this connection, the infrastructure for collection, treatment, and transmission of portable water is being revamped...

18 May 2020 ISLAMABAD

Pakistan's Diamer-Bhasha Dam Is Ready For Construction

Prime Minister Imran Khan was informed on Monday that all the prep work for the Diamer-Bhasha dam has been completed and the project was ready for construction. The premier expressed satisfaction over the progress made so far and directed authorities concerned to begin construction work on the dam. "Ensuring water security is the government's first priority," he said, according to a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office.

21 Feb 2020 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan

Guterres Calls For Indus Waters To Be Used As A "Tool For Peace And Not War"

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for the Indus River waters shared by Pakistan and India to be used as a “tool for peace and not war".During a 4-day visit to Pakistan in mid-February Guterres alluded to heightened tensions between the two countries around interpretation and implementation of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty which codifies the division and management of the waters of the Indus...

16 Dec 2019 ISLAMABAD

World Bank Extends Support For Pakistan Hydro Project

The World Bank will extend $ 700 million additional financing for transmission line for Dasu Hydropower Project. The World Bank Country Director, Patchamuthu Illangovan has conveyed the decision in a letter to the Secretary Ministry of Water Resources, sources said. “The World Bank plans to appraise the project from December 12, 2019 and to negotiate the matter in the last week of January 2020...

21 Oct 2019 NEW DELHI, India

Modi Threat To Divert Indus Waters "An Act Of Aggression"

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been criticised by the Pakistan government after he promised supporters that river waters that currently flow into Pakistan per terms of the 1960 Indus Water Treaty would be diverted to Indian farms and households in the region, claiming that despite the terms of the agreement, the water “belongs” to farmers of Haryana and Rajasthan...

12 Aug 2019 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan

Pakistan's Indus River Barrage To Mitigate Climate Impacts On Wetlands, Human Migration

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved development of the ambitious “Sindh Barrage” on the Indus River.Located about 28 miles upstream from the mouth of the river at the Arabian Sea and about 80 miles east of Karachi, the Sindh Barrage was proposed by Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) to address water issues in the region...

23 May 2019 ISLAMABAD

China To Help Provide Clean Drinking Water To 1,500 Schools In Pakistan

China will help provide clean drinking water to 1,500 schools in Pakistan. This resolve was expressed during a meeting of a delegation led by Vice-President of Chinese Academy of Sciences Zhang Yaping with Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain in Islamabad today. Mr Zhang Yaping, while reiterating China's cooperation with Pakistan in every field, said that his country will help provide potable water in Pakistani schools.

1 Apr 2019 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan

World Bank Suspends Balochistan IWRM Project

The World Bank has announced a 30-day suspension of the Balochistan Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) and Development Project on March 29, citing lack of construction progress and fiduciary control. During the hiatus, announced March 29, the bank will work with the Government to restructure the scope of the project, which was meant to benefit one of the poorest and least developed provinces in Pakistan...

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