Kalabagh Dam shelved forever
Published: May 27, 2008LAHORE-The govt has finally decided to shelve the controversial Kalabagh Dam project forever owing to the tremendous objection of the different stake-holders. This was stated by Federal Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervez Ashraf here on Monday. Addressing a crowded Press conference at WAPDA House, he said that the PPP govt was a symbol of Federation and 'we cannot do anything going against the sovereignty of the country, so we have decided to do away with such kind of projects'. He said that controversy over Kalabagh Dam project had reached an alarming stage that was threatening the
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