Small traders: Patron pushes for Kalabagh dam
He said that Pakistan’s future is tied to the Iranian gas
ISLAMABAD:
Islamabad Chamber of Small Traders Patron Dr Shahid Rasheed Butt has asked the government to use all possible resources to curb the energy crisis lest the GSP Plus facility go in vain and the country suffers. In a statement, he said the government needs to initiate serious efforts on all fronts so that the Iran gas pipeline project and Kalabagh dam (KBD) could be constructed otherwise energy security will remain a pipedream. He said that Pakistan’s future is tied to the Iranian gas and KBD but many have not realised it yet, which is unfortunate. He said politicians have decided to remain undecided on critical issues of national importance. “Dams are not tools of destruction, as considered by many, otherwise China, Iran, India and other countries would not have been constructing hundreds of dams and reservoirs at a rapid pace,” said Dr Butt.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 17th, 2015.
Islamabad Chamber of Small Traders Patron Dr Shahid Rasheed Butt has asked the government to use all possible resources to curb the energy crisis lest the GSP Plus facility go in vain and the country suffers. In a statement, he said the government needs to initiate serious efforts on all fronts so that the Iran gas pipeline project and Kalabagh dam (KBD) could be constructed otherwise energy security will remain a pipedream. He said that Pakistan’s future is tied to the Iranian gas and KBD but many have not realised it yet, which is unfortunate. He said politicians have decided to remain undecided on critical issues of national importance. “Dams are not tools of destruction, as considered by many, otherwise China, Iran, India and other countries would not have been constructing hundreds of dams and reservoirs at a rapid pace,” said Dr Butt.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 17th, 2015.