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China Speeds up Pakistan Dam Construction After Indian Threat to Cut Supplies
- In 2025, China expedited progress on the Mohmand Hydropower Project located in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province amid escalating tensions in the region.
- This action came in the wake of India putting the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty on hold following the April 22 Pahalgam terrorist attack, intensifying concerns over water security.
- The Mohmand Dam, a key project within the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, is planned as a multipurpose facility that will produce 800 MW of electricity and deliver 300 million gallons of drinking water daily to the city of Peshawar.
- Concrete filling, marking a critical construction milestone and accelerated development phase, began recently as reported by CCTV and the South China Morning Post.
- The accelerated project underscores intensified China-Pakistan cooperation and highlights water security as a strategic factor amid ongoing India-Pakistan conflicts.
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Weeks after India holds Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance, China plans to accelerate work on ‘flagship’ dam in Pakistan
The state-owned China Energy Engineering Corporation has been working on the Mohmand Hydropower Project in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in north-western Pakistan since 2019, a media report said.
China fast-tracks Mohmand dam in Pakistan after India suspends Indus Waters Treaty
China has announced plans to accelerate work on a "flagship" dam in Pakistan to ease pressure on its allweather ally, weeks after India placed the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance following the Pahalgam terror attack, according to a media report.
China Plans to Accelerate Construction of Dam in Pakistan
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. China has announced plans to accelerate work on a "flagship" dam in Pakistan to ease pressure on its all-weather ally, weeks after India placed the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance following the Pahalgam terror attack, according to a media report. World News | China Plans to Accelerate Construction of Dam in Pakistan.
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