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Posts published in “Day: February 20, 2013

Neelum project may need to be redesigned: By: Terence J Sigamony in the Nation, Feb 20

ISLAMABAD – With the award announced in the Kishanganga dispute by The Hague-based Court of Arbitration to divert only a minimum flow of water from the Neelum/Kishanganga River for power generation, the 969MW Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project would be badly affected and would have to be redesigned. Background interviews and discussion with energy experts show that with the verdict of International Court of Arbitration, Pakistan would have to face around 150 billion annual loss as the…

Declare Khaleda a ‘war criminal’, Demands Kamal Lohani

Report in Daily Star, Jan 20 Dhaka;  Eminent journalist and cultural activist Kamal Lohani yesterday demanded that BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia be declared a “war criminal” and sought her trial for her role “against” the ongoing war crimes trial. “It is normal for a lady who was with the Pakistani army (in 1971) for nine months to speak against the war crimes trial,” said the adviser of Ekatturer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee. “Why should we…