China Snubs India’s Combat Helicopter, Hong Kong Tourist Projects: 7 Highlights

China snubs India’s combat helicopter, Hong Kong tourist projects: 7 highlights

From China dismissing India’s combat helicopter to Hong Kong unveiling new tourist projects, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Ahsan Iqbal urges timely completion of Diamer-Bhasha Dam

Ahsan Iqbal urges timely completion of Diamer-Bhasha Dam as overcoming water shortage challenges remain a key priority for Pakistan. Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has instructed relevant authorities to give top priority to the timely completion of the Diamer-Bhasha Dam project. He issued the directive while presiding over a meeting in Islamabad to evaluate the PSDP budget proposals in line with the Finance Ministry’s indicati…

Govt pushes for on-time completion of Diamer-Bhasha Dam

May 22, 2025 (MLN): To prioritize the timely completion of the Diamer-Bhasha Dam, officials have been directed to accelerate work and strictly adhere to the project timeline by the Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal. He issued these directions while chairing a meeting to review PSDP budget proposals against the Indicative Budget Ceiling of Rs1,000 billion allocated to federal ministries and divisions f…