PTI distances itself from KP CM’s remarks on Kalabagh Dam
- 03-Sep-2025
RAWALPINDI: Signaling internal differences, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday distanced itself from recent remarks by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur regarding the Kalabagh Dam. Speaking to the media outside an Anti-Terrorism Court in Rawalpindi, PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja said Ali Amin Gandapur’s comments reflected his personal opinion and not the […]
Gandapur voices support for creation of new provinces, Kalabagh Dam
- 02-Sep-2025
PESHAWAR: A day after expressing conditional support for the construction of the Kalabagh Dam, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur also supported the creation of new provinces, ARY News reported. In a statement issued here, Ali Amin Gandapur said that smaller provinces would lead to better governance. “Many countries around the world are […]
Sherry Rehman rules out Kalabagh Dam, calls for small dams
- 02-Sep-2025
ISLAMABAD: Vice President of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Senator Sherry Rehman, stated that the era of large dams is over and that the solution to floods lies elsewhere. Speaking on ARY News’ Bakhabar Savera program, Sherry Rehman emphasized that even if the Kalabagh Dam is constructed through some miraculous intervention, it would not prevent […]
KP CM supports Kalabagh Dam, urges Sindh to resolve issues through dialogue
- 02-Sep-2025
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has announced his strong support for the construction of the Kalabagh Dam, urging the Sindh government to engage in dialogue to resolve the issues surrounding the project. The Kalabagh Dam is a proposed hydroelectric project located on the Indus River in Mianwali District, Punjab. However, it has […]
Resolutions against Kalabagh dam submitted in Sindh, KP Assemblies
- 17-Sep-2018
KARACHI: Voicing their opposition over widely-debated Kalabagh dam, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Awami National Party (ANP) on Monday submitted resolutions against the dam in Sindh Assembly and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, respectively, ARY News reported. Submitting the resolution on behalf of his party in the KP Assembly, parliamentary leader of the ANP Sardar […]
No Kalabagh Dam without consensus, says PTI’s Haleem Sheikh
- 17-Sep-2018
KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MPA Haleem Adil Sheikh on Monday said that the federal government has no intention to build the controversial Kalabagh dam without developing consensus over the issue, ARY News reported. Addressing media outside Sindh Assembly, the PTI leader maintained that the PM Imran Khan and the federal government is collecting funds for […]
Kalabagh Dam will also be built after Diamer-Bhasha dam: CJP
- 15-Sep-2018
LAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar on Saturday said construction of Kalabagh dam could be genuine guarantor of Pakistan’s survival, ARY News “After Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand dam, we would build Kalabagh dam as well, if the nation stays united,” he said while addressing a ceremony in Lahore. The chief justice said a plan […]
PPP leader calls for Article-6 case against Kalabagh dam advocates
- 15-Sep-2018
KARACHI: Voicing strong opposition to widely-debated Kalabagh Dam, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Syed Nasir Hussain Shah says anyone speaking about Kalabagh Dam should be dealt under Article-6 of the Constitution. The remarks of the PPP MPA, during a talk show on ARY News, came in an indirect reference to the Chief Justice who earlier […]
Minister sees foreign hand behind opposition to Kalabagh dam
- 07-Aug-2018
ISLAMABAD: In a rare yet surprising admission connected to water scarcity in Pakistan, Federal Minister for Water Resources Syed Ail Zafar believes that foreign hand is behind the opposition of long-proposed Kalabagh Dam in the country. Addressing a press conference here, he said India built dams and set up water reservoirs, but unfortunately Pakistan could […]
Consensus needs to be developed on Kalabagh Dam at national level: Zafar
- 06-Aug-2018
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Water Resources Syed Ali Zafar on Monday said consensus needed to be developed on Kalabagh Dam at national level and the project should be launched. “The caretaker government had prepared ten guidelines for the next government to address the water scarcity issue in the country,” he said while addressing a news conference […]










