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Pak-China Agreement on Azad Pattan Hydel Project

  • Pakistan and China have signed an agreement for the 700 MW Azad Pattan hydel power project on the Jhelum River in Sudhnoti district of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).
  • The Azad Pattan project is one of the five hydropower schemes on the Jhelum, the other four are Mahl, Kohala, Chakothi Hattian and Karot projects.
  • Azad Pattan, Kohala and Karot are being developed under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework.
  • India has protested the construction of dams and other infrastructure in PoK and Gilgit Baltistan, which are territories claimed by it as part of Jammu & ....
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