Diamer-Bhasha Dam affectees launch major protest movement

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Diamer-Bhasha Dam affectees launch major protest movement

GILGIT: Affectees of Diamer-Bhasha Dam have launched a large-scale protest movement against Wapda for its failure to pay compensation promised to them for leaving their lands for the dam’s construction. The movement -- Haqooq Do, Dam Banao Tehreek -- demands the clearance of pending payments under the ‘Chula Package’, which entitles every affected family to financial assistance before departure from their houses acquired for the Dasu hydropower …