With young people facing growing challenges ranging from unemployment and climate vulnerability to limited opportunities to participate in public decision-making, a new EUR 1.2 million initiative, co-funded by the European…
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Diamer Basha Dam Project, WAPDA, and the District Administration, Diamer, for the implementation of livelihood schemes worth Rs. 972.571 million in…
Bank Alfalah Limited and British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, have signed a USD 50 million senior term loan facility to support and scale…
Water insecurity is a growing environmental and economic challenge for Pakistan. Unilever Pakistan, in partnership with WWF-Pakistan, has launched a Water Stewardship Programme to enhance water security through collaborative action…
Chairman WAPDA Lt Gen Muhammad Saeed (Retd) visited Tarbela Dam to review the progress of the Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project (T5 HPP) and to witness the testing of the…
With increased inflow by Indus River System Authority (IRSA) from the water reservoirs, WAPDA hydel generation surpassed 6000 MW, as its Hydel Power Stations provided 6118 MW electricity to the National Grid during peak hours last…
”GSK Pakistan and WWF launched a five-year freshwater resilience programme to secure safe water and restore ecosystems by 2030. This initiative includes interventions in Karachi, Lahore, Keenjhar Lake, and the…
The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) marked Earth Day in Mithi, Tharparkar, by hosting a seminar themed “Our Power, Our Planet”, bringing together government representatives, regulators, civil society organisations and…
Chairman WAPDA Lt Gen Muhammad Saeed (Retd), during his visit to Mangla Hydel Power Station, was briefed that the Mangla Refurbishment Project is progressing ahead with a steady pace. As…
The Pakistan Food System Transformation Secretariat (PFSTS), housed at the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC), in collaboration with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), convened a high-level stakeholder dialogue…
Dawlance, a leading home appliance manufacturer in Pakistan and part of the global Beko Group, received the Climate Action Award at the 4th Pakistan Climate Conference organised by OICCI. This…
At the 4th Pakistan Climate Conference, speakers revealed that Pakistan is losing nearly one percent of its GDP annually to climate-related damages. The event, organised by the Overseas Investors Chamber…
Asian Development Bank (ADB) Director for Central and West Asia Jiangfeng Zhang, along with the ADB team, called on WAPDA Chairman Lt Gen Muhammad Saeed (Retd) at WAPDA House. Matters…
A high-level delegation of the Islamic Development Bank visited the Mohmand Dam Hydropower Project the other day to review progress and observe the ongoing construction works. The three-member delegation was…
Chairman WAPDA Lt Gen Muhammad Saeed (Retd) today visited in detail the major components of Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project (T5 HPP) being constructed on Tunnel No. 5 of Tarbela…
Construction work continues on 10 key sites of the Mohmand Dam Project at a satisfactory pace. After completion of the pit excavation in mid-last year, the main dam rock fill…
Pakistan will need a staggering US$565.7 billion in investment to achieve its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) 3.0 climate commitments by 2035, it was revealed during a session on Pakistan Green…
Outgoing 2025 proved to be a satisfactory year for the Hydropower and Water Sectors in Pakistan. WAPDA consistently contributed large quantities of clean, green, and low-cost hydel electricity to the National Grid and achieved…
Chairman WAPDA Lt Gen Muhammad Saeed (Retd), during a two-day visit, reviewed in detail the construction progress on key sites of the Greater Karachi Bulk Water Supply Scheme (K-IV Project)…
Mian Zahid Hussain, President of the Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum & All Karachi Industrial Alliance, Chairman of the National Business Group Pakistan, Chairman Policy Advisory Board FPCCI, and Former…
Maple Leaf Cement (MLCF) announced today that it has exchanged notices with Pioneer Cement (PIOC) regarding a possible acquisition. Currently, MLCF, together with Maple Leaf Capital (MLCL), owns 18.6% of…
THE FUTURE SUMMIT (TFS) 9th Edition continued its second day in Karachi with a forward-looking agenda centered on geo-politics, sustainability, responsible leadership, and financial transformation. Following a high-energy opening day…
Pakistan is taking a decisive step toward climate-smart banking and investment with the launch of the Paris-Aligned Finance Fellowship in October 2025. Financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic…
Tarbela Dam reached its maximum conservation level of 1550 feet above mean sea level today, with 5.728 million-acre feet of live water storage in the reservoir. Filling of Tarbela Dam…
Weeks of torrential monsoon rains have caused widespread devastation across Pakistan. Flash floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have killed at least 323 people, injured hundreds, left over 150 missing, and displaced…
