$3.5bn expected from US for Diamer-Bhasha dam: by Khaleeq Kiani in DAWN, Jan 3 ISLAMABAD, Jan 2: As electricity shortage increased to about 5,000MW on Wednesday despite reduced winter demand, the United States has agreed to provide $3.5 billion for the $14.5bn Diamer-Bhasha dam project. The ministry of water and power informed the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Water and Power that the government had been requested to postpone the payment of $4.5bn interest during…