by Zafar Bhutta in The Express Tribune, Dec 26, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is aggressively pursuing arrangements to secure $1 billion promptly to progress towards achieving financial closure for the strategic Diamer Basha Dam project. Sources indicate the country needs approximately $3.5 billion for this purpose. During the recent visit of Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar to Kuwait, Pakistan and the gulf state had signed an agreement to raise capital for the project. Diamer Basha Dam…