Diamer-Bhasha Dam: US considering support for mega project

Pakistan has requested the international community’s support for development of the Diamer-Bhasha Dam project.


August 20, 2011

WASHINGTON: The US recognises that the construction of Diamer-Bhasha Dam will help Pakistan meet its exponentially growing energy and development needs, and is considering Islamabad’s request to support the mega project, the US State Department said on Thursday. Pakistan, a spokesperson said, has requested the international community’s support for development of the Diamer-Bhasha Dam project. “We are considering how we can best support Pakistan’s request,” the spokesperson said.



Published in The Express Tribune, August 20th, 2011.

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