By Shabbir Mir in The Express Tribune, May 24 GILGIT: A lawmaker in the Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) Assembly, Amina Ansari on Thursday voiced concern over water leakages at seven points of the Satpara Dam, saying substandard construction is putting the lives of people living downstream at risk. The 560-feet long and 128-feet high dam is located on Satpara Lake, five kilometers from Skardu. Its construction started in 2003 and is almost complete. The dam is expected…
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ISLAMABAD – The joint statement on comprehensive strategic cooperation between the People’s Republic of China and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan issued on Thursday said the two sides will make concerted efforts to continuously improve connectivity between China and Pakistan, accelerate work on the Attabad Lake blocking the Karakorum Highway (KKH), carry forward the project of the upgrading of the KKH and the national highway network post-flood rehabilitation project, and promote cooperation in building transport…