Aaj TV English News - Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Fri, 22 May 2026 01:43:41 +0500 Fri, 22 May 2026 01:43:41 +0500 60 Pakistan to build two new water dams, says PM Khan https://english.aaj.tv/news/30249117/ <p><strong>Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday announced that Pakistan will build two new water dams, Mohmand and Bhasha, to meet the ever-growing demand for electricity. The work on these two new projects started almost five decades after the completion of the existing Tarbela and Mangla dam.</strong> </p> <p>The prime minister made the announcement while sharing a video of under construction Mohmand Dam on the social-networking website Twitter. In his tweet, Khan said:</p> <blockquote> <p>"After Mangla &amp; Tarbela, five decades later Pakistan is going to have two big water dams, Mohmand and Basha."</p> </blockquote> <figure class='media w-full w-full media--stretch media--uneven media--embed '> <div class='media__item media__item--twitter '> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <a href="https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI/status/1336154640828805121?s=20"></a> </blockquote></div> <figcaption class="media__caption ">Source: Twitter/ Prime Minister Imran Khan</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p> <p>The primer further added that "the construction of Mohmand Dam, located on Swat River, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, is well underway. Once completed, the dam will generate 800 MW of hydroelectricity, irrigate over 16,000 acres of land, and contribute heavily to the socio-economic uplift of the region."</p> <figure class='media w-full w-full media--stretch media--uneven media--embed '> <div class='media__item media__item--twitter '> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <a href="https://twitter.com/PakPMO/status/1336143464442908673?s=20"></a> </blockquote></div> <figcaption class="media__caption ">Source: Twitter/ Prime Minister Imran Khan</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p> Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday announced that Pakistan will build two new water dams, Mohmand and Bhasha, to meet the ever-growing demand for electricity. The work on these two new projects started almost five decades after the completion of the existing Tarbela and Mangla dam.

The prime minister made the announcement while sharing a video of under construction Mohmand Dam on the social-networking website Twitter. In his tweet, Khan said:

"After Mangla & Tarbela, five decades later Pakistan is going to have two big water dams, Mohmand and Basha."

Source: Twitter/ Prime Minister Imran Khan

The primer further added that "the construction of Mohmand Dam, located on Swat River, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, is well underway. Once completed, the dam will generate 800 MW of hydroelectricity, irrigate over 16,000 acres of land, and contribute heavily to the socio-economic uplift of the region."

Source: Twitter/ Prime Minister Imran Khan

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