22-05-2025
Pakistan looks to China after India's Indus water blow
Pakistan looks to China after India's Indus water blow
Jayanta KalitaRajesh Sharma
May 22, 2025, 16:13 IST IST
Following suspension of Indus Waters Treaty by India, China has fast-tracked the construction of a multi-purpose dam in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Can Islamabad ensure safety and security for Chinese workers given past attacks by Pak Taliban?
China has announced expediting the construction of the Mohmand dam in Pakistan 's volatile Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, days after Islamabad was left high and dry by India's decision to suspend the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.
The state-owned China Energy Engineering Corporation, which has been working on the hydropower project since 2019, has begun concrete filling, marking a 'critical construction milestone', according to a report by state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV).
