Despite stiff opposition from India, China has started construction of the Diyamer language dam in the Gilgit-Baltistan area of Pakistan's Occupied Kashmir to help its evergreen friend Pakistan. On Wednesday, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan visited the area. He said that this will be the largest dam in the history of Pakistan so far. On the other hand, India has strongly opposed China's dam construction in this disputed area.
Imran Khan was accompanied by Lieutenant General (Retire) Aseem Salim Bajwa, chairman of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. During the visit, Imran Khan said: 'My government is going to build the biggest dam in the history of Pakistan. This will be our third major dam. China has built five thousand dams but they have a total of 80 thousand dams. From this, you can guess how many big mistakes we have made earlier.
The Pakistani PM said: 'The decision to build the dam was taken 50 years ago. There cannot be a better place to build a dam. It is a natural dam. The decision on this dam was taken 40 to 50 years ago but work is starting today. That's one of the major reasons why we didn't grow. ' Meanwhile, the Indian government has strongly objected to the construction of China's dam in PoK. India says the area is part of its union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
The local people are strongly opposing the construction of Chinese dams in PoK but it is not affecting the Imran government. China and Pakistan have entered into a multi-billion dollar agreement amid tensions along the border in eastern Ladakh with India. An agreement has been reached for a 2.4 billion hydropower project at Kohola in PoK, part of Pakistan. The project is part of the Belt and Road Initiative with the aim of creating a commercial link between Europe, Asia and Africa. With the help of this project, electricity can become cheaper in Pakistan.
Pakistan's government has announced the Azad Pattan Hydro Project on the Jhelum River in Sudhnoti district of Kashmir. The dam is part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. The project has been developed by Kohala Hydropower Company, a unit of the Three Gorges Corporation of China. Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan and Chinese Ambassador Yao Jing was also involved in the signing of the agreement. Aseem Salim Bajwa, Special Assistant to the PM, has described the deal as a milestone.
