Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Deputy PM Dar visits Jagran-2 Hydropower project

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ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar visited the Jagran-2 Hydropower Plant being constructed in the Neelum district of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

The deputy prime minister was briefed about the progress in the construction of 50MW power plant. It was told that the work on the Jagran-2 project was proceeding as per the plan and would be completed by the year 2025, according to a press release.

Expressing satisfaction and appreciation at the progress of the project, DPM Ishaq Dar promised to take up the matter at the ECNEC to fast-track the approvals through early action.

He also met the Chinese engineers and Pakistani team working on the Jagran-2 project.

Dar conveyed the best wishes of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the Government of Pakistan for the engineers, technicians and workers employed in the project and assured full support and security of the Government of Pakistan for its timely completion.

He expressed confidence that the project would contribute significantly towards electrical power generation in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and bring benefits to the local population in terms of employment, education, agriculture, industrial development, and tourism.

The deputy prime minister also made a surprise visit on Tuesday to the Jagran-1 Hydropower Plant in the Neelum district.

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Dasu hydropower plant bus explosion killed 13 people

Dasu hydropower plant bus explosion killed 13 people

An explosion inside a bus carrying employees to the Dasu Dam site in Upper Kohistan Thursday morning killed at least 13 people, including nine Chinese nationals, and injured over 20 others.

A total of 28 Chinese people have been injured.

“The blast sparked a fire in the engine plunging the vehicle into a ravine,” a local government source told a Private news agency.

He said a further 28 Chinese nationals were injured. The people killed include Chinese engineers, surveyors, and mechanical staff.

Security Police and rescue teams have reached the site and have sealed it. An operation is underway to recover the bodies.

A senior local police official, who has chosen to remain anonymous, confirmed the incident and said “it was a big blast but its nature is not known yet”.

On Thursday the Chinese embassy in Pakistan released a statement saying that “a certain project of a Chinese company in Pakistan suffered an attack, which caused the deaths of Chinese people”.

It further instructed Chinese firms to support their security procedures.

Zhao Lijian, a spokesperson for China Foreign Ministry Condemning the incident, urged Pakistan to “severely punish” the perpetrators “and seriously ensure protection and safety of Chinese nationals, organizations, and projects” in the country.

Beijing has invested tens billions of dollars into infrastructure projects in recent years, and a big number of Chinese nationals are now based in the country to supervise and build them.

Private news agency provided further input.

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