{
  "id": 9895546,
  "title": "Diamer-Bhasha Dam reaches key construction milestone",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/diamer-bhasha-dam-reaches-key-construction-milestone",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T03:06:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2032691/diamer-bhasha-dam-reaches-key-construction-milestone"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Diamer-Bhasha Dam Project has reached a significant construction milestone with the commencement of the extraction and transportation of pozzolan material from Gini, Diamer. This development comes after the project's management and the district administration received directives from Wapda Chairman retired Lt Gen Muhammad Saeed and Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Secretary Arshad Majeed Mohmand. The extracted pozzolan will be processed for use in Roller-Compacted Concrete (RCC) for the main dam, with RCC placement set to commence formally at the site. The occasion was marked by a visit to Gini by Commissioner Diamer-Astore Division Mr Azim Ullah, Chief Executive Officer of Diamer Basha Development Company Engr Dr Nazakat Hussain, Project Director Engr. Arif Ali, and senior officers of the district administration and Wapda. Local elders, Ulema, representatives of consultants and contractors, and the media were also present to witness this important step in the project's progress.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}