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CPEC hydropower project achieves second-stage river closure
Xinhua
30 Apr 2021, 22:05 GMT+10
MANSEHRA, Pakistan, April 30 (Xinhua) Pakistan s Suki Kinari (SK) Hydropower Project in the northwestern part of the country achieved the second-stage river closure on Friday, entering a new phase of its dam construction. The successful cut of the Kunhar River s main riverbed with the river being diverted to spillway is to create free-from-water working areas for construction of concrete dam of the power station under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), located in the Mansehra district of the South Asian country s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Calling the closure a key milestone of the 884-megawatt hydropower project, Jia Ancheng, general manager of China Gezhouba Group Overseas Investment Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the China Gezhouba Group Corporation which invests in and implements the project, attributed the achievement to the joint and hard efforts made by the Chinese and
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday announced a development package worth Rs370 billion for the country’s northern Gilgit-Baltistan region. The ambitious five-year package includes massive infrastructure projects and expansion of healthcare, education programs, tourism and new job opportunities to ensure progress and development in the region.
“This multi-billion package is just the beginning” of development and prosperity in the region as the federal government would continue to assist Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) in the future, said Khan addressing a ceremony during his day-long visit to Gilgit. He termed the development package a “big achievement” for the people of GB and all of Pakistan.
2021-04-30 15:06:11 GMT2021-04-30 23:06:11(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
ISLAMABAD, April 30 (Xinhua) Pakistan and Hungary on Friday agreed to deepen bilateral relations and economic cooperation in diverse fields during delegation-level talks here, local media reported.
The Pakistani delegation was led by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi while the Hungarian delegation was headed by Minister of Foreign affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto.
In his remarks, Qureshi expressed confidence that the visit of his Hungarian counterpart accompanied by a business delegation will mark a new era in the bilateral economic relationship between the two countries.
There are vast opportunities for enhancing bilateral cooperation in different areas including agriculture, water resource management, energy, information technology, food and tourism, he said.