Pakistan
Chinese companies suspend work on Diamer Bhasha dam also
An official working on the project confirmed that the Chinese company has stopped work on Dasu Dam and local staff have been asked to stay home.
Peshawar: After Dasu and Tarbela dams, Chinese companies have suspended the civil work on Diamer Bhasha Dam, however, Chinese residents are still working on Mohmand Dam in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
About 500 Chinese nationals are engaged in the construction of the dam at Diamer Bhasha Dam while the local staff have been instructed to stay at home until further orders.
Earlier on Tuesday, a bus loaded with explosives collided with a vehicle on the Karakoram highway in Bisham, killing five Chinese engineers working on the Dasu Dam.
An official working on the project confirmed that the Chinese company has stopped work on Dasu Dam and local staff have been asked to stay home.
About 741 Chinese and 6,000 local people are working on the 4320 MW Dasu Dam in Upper Kohistan district.
General Manager of Diamer Bhasha Dam Nazakat Hussain also confirmed that the Chinese company has stopped work on the dam.
He said that about 500 Chinese citizens are engaged in the construction of the dam, but the FWO staff is working on it. 6000 local people are engaged in the work on the dam. He hoped that the situation would return to normal in a few days, resulting in the return of Chinese workers.
It is pertinent to note that Diamer Bhasha Dam will generate 4800 MW of electricity through hydropower generation.
Mohmand Dam General Manager Asim Rauf told that 250 Chinese are working on Mohmand Dam and they have not stopped the work. The Chinese have expressed satisfaction over the security situation in the project area and are working on the site.
World
ICJ orders Israel to allow aid to Gaza
The Israeli authorities have not expressed any official reaction regarding the order of the International Court of Justice.
Gaza: The food shortage in Gaza has become very serious. The International Court of Justice (ICJ), working under the United Nations, has ordered Israel to end the blockade of Gaza for the delivery of food.
According to the rack report of the British newspaper The Guardian, the judges of the ICJ pronounced a unanimous decision saying that the Palestinians are in urgent need of food on a large scale.
The court said that immediate and effective measures should be taken in cooperation with the United Nations. The citizens of Gaza are in urgent need of food, fuel and energy.
The International Court of Justice has asked Israel to ensure the immediate delivery of food to the residents of Gaza and to take all necessary measures for this.
Several international organizations have accused Israel of genocide and ethnic cleansing in Gaza. Israel has condemned the accusation of massacre, saying that its use of force was in self-defense.
According to the resolution approved by the UN Security Council, the ICJ said that Hamas should organize the immediate release of all Israeli hostages.
Israel claims that it is allowing aid to go to Gaza, while officials from the United Nations, the United States and international organizations, as well as Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), have alleged that the Israeli government is hindering the delivery of life-saving aid to people who are in trouble in Gaza, a region with a population of 2.3 million.
Israel says that every shipment of aid to Gaza must be inspected to ensure that Hamas does not take advantage of it. Trucks entering Gaza from Egypt are also searched while Egypt has a friendship and peace agreement with Israel.
Officials responsible for the delivery and distribution of aid supplies say that Israeli authorities deliberately delay inspections and erect unjustified barriers, which prevent timely delivery of aid to the distressed people of Gaza and increase their hardships. Truckloads of aid sometimes have to wait weeks for clearance.
The Israeli authorities have not expressed any official reaction regarding the order of the International Court of Justice.
Regional
Punjab assembly changed into polling station for senate elections
It should be noted that the senate elections will be held on the seat of technocrat, minority and women in Punjab assembly on April 2.
Lahore: Punjab assembly’s house has been changed into polling station for senate elections ahead on April 2.
According to the details, speaker Punjab assembly issued the notification regarding that matter under the given authority.
It is stated in the notification that Punjab assembly’s house will be a polling station for senate elections. For that purpose, the polling will be conducted from 9am in the morning to 4pm till evening.
It should be noted that the senate elections will be held on the seat of technocrat, minority and women in Punjab assembly on April 2.
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