{"id":500821,"date":"2025-09-04T00:51:39","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T19:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=500821"},"modified":"2025-09-04T00:51:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T19:51:39","slug":"anp-rejects-construction-of-kalabagh-dam-criticises-cm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/anp-rejects-construction-of-kalabagh-dam-criticises-cm\/","title":{"rendered":"ANP rejects construction of Kalabagh Dam, criticises CM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DLP Report<br \/>\nPESHAWAR<br \/>\nAwami National Party (ANP) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa President Mian Iftikhar Hussain has reiterated the party\u2019s firm stance against the Kalabagh Dam project, stating that it remains a dead project. Quoting Bacha Khan and Wali Khan\u2019s historic opposition to the dam, Hussain emphasized that ANP will not allow the project to be revived under any circumstances.<br \/>\nHussain expressed solidarity with the people of Punjab over recent losses but rejected claims that the Kalabagh Dam could have prevented the floods, clarifying that the floodwaters were due to Indian rivers, not a lack of the dam. He criticized those attempting to mislead the public with baseless statements.<br \/>\nHe further rejected the notion of constructing Kalabagh Dam, calling it a disaster for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, and Balochistan, and stressed that any future dams should benefit all provinces equally, proposing the construction of the larger Bhasha Dam instead.<br \/>\nHussain also criticized Khyber Pakhtunkhwa\u2019s Chief Minister, Mahmood Khan, accusing him of prioritizing personal interests over the province\u2019s welfare. He said Khan\u2019s stance is tantamount to betrayal and warned that ANP will not compromise on the province\u2019s interests.<br \/>\nThe ANP leader concluded by making it clear that the party rejects Kalabagh Dam \u201cin unequivocal terms\u201d and will not be swayed by any pressure or conspiracy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DLP Report PESHAWAR Awami National Party (ANP) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa President Mian Iftikhar Hussain has reiterated the party\u2019s firm stance against the Kalabagh Dam project, stating that it remains a dead project. Quoting Bacha Khan and Wali Khan\u2019s historic opposition to the dam, Hussain emphasized that ANP will not allow the project to be revived under [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-500821","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>ANP rejects construction of Kalabagh Dam, criticises CM<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/anp-rejects-construction-of-kalabagh-dam-criticises-cm\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ANP rejects construction of Kalabagh Dam, criticises CM\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"DLP Report PESHAWAR Awami National Party (ANP) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa President Mian Iftikhar Hussain has reiterated the party\u2019s firm stance against the Kalabagh Dam project, stating that it remains a dead project. 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