PolicyAIMay 24, 2026
CDWP Publicly Rebukes WAPDA as Tarbela 5th Extension Costs Hit Rs316 Billion
Pakistan's Central Development Working Party publicly rebuked WAPDA on Thursday over massive cost overruns and transparency failures on the Diamer-Bhasha Dam and Tarbela 5th Extension projects. The Tarbela 5th Extension alone has ballooned from an original Rs82 billion estimate to Rs316.4 billion and has been referred to ECNEC for urgent review.
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