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Posts published in “Day: May 24, 2014

Pakistan objects to road construction in IHK

SRINAGAR : Pakistan has expressed objection to the construction of a 12-km road stretch by India near Line of Control (LoC), Greater Kashmir reported Friday. The objections forced Indian officials to suspend work on the stretch. The Srinagar-based newspaper said the road was supposed to connect three hamlets in the frontier Uri town. “As Pakistani army raised red flags and made announcements asking us to stop construction, we had no option but to halt the…

Govt approves allocation for construction of Bhasha, Dasu dams

ISLAMABAD: The government on Friday approved the allocation for construction of 4,500 Mega Watt (MW) Diamer Bhasha Dam, 2,160 MW Dasu Hydro Power Project, construction of a 57 km long stretch of the Faisalabad – Khanewal M-4 Motorway and Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metro Bus project. The decision was taken during a meeting chair by the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to finalise the Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) allocation for financial year 2014-15 at PM House. We have…