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After Baglihar, Pak raises Dul-Hasti Dam ghost

     Islamabad: After threatening to raise up the Baglihar dam issue with the World Bank, Pakistan is also likely to raise technical objections to India's 900 MW Dul-Hasti dam coming up across the River Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir. According to The News, Pakistani officials have said that the construction of the dam is in complete violation to the Indus Water Treaty on Ranbir canal. A Pakistani delegation led by the Commissioner for Indus Waters Syed Jamaat Ali Shah has also left for India to hold talks with Indian officials as well as visit the two-hydropower projects and two canals from the Chenab River to see if there was any violation to the Indus Water Treaty of 1960. Senior officials in the Water and Power Ministry, the Pakistan Commission for Indus Water and the Foreign Affairs Ministry believe that the Dul-Hasti, nearing completion, has been built for storing water for irrigation needs, in complete violation of the treaty, which in effect allows the construction of a dam for hydroelectric uses with technical and engineering limitations. "Yes, we do have reservation over the Dul-Hasti dam as well and we will raise it with the other side after gathering more data during the on-site inspection," the paper quoted Pakistani Commissioner Jamat Ali Shah as saying.

Indian media trying to scuttle my tour: Shoaib (Go To Top)

     Islamabad: Pakistan tearaway Shoaib Akhtar has said that the Indian media is trying its utmost to scuttle his inclusion in the Pakistani squad for the team's upcoming tour to India. "Indian tour is very important for both countries and that's why Indian media is involving me in controversies before the tour. However, I am fully concentrating on the tour," the Daily Times quoted him as saying. He said that he was wholeheartedly trying to get in shape for the tour, and added that the Pakistani media should help him in countering the assault launched by the Indian media. "We are as loyal to our country as any body and play for glory of our country," Shoaib added. He further said that alike any other fast bowler, he too suffered injuries, but the sad part was that he was being made a scapegoat for the team's failure. "Almost all the world leading bowlers like Glenn MccGrath, Jason Gillespi, Brett Lee, Shane Bond, Harmison, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra and Irfan Pathan have suffered injuries and I am no exception. All the players have to perform to win a match," he added.