TARBELA: “The main Tarbela Dam is safe despite damage to tunnels”, WAPDA consultants and technical advisers stated at a meeting here this evening [Aug 24]. Meanwhile, the four tunnels were discharging 3,83,000 cusecs of water today and the reservoir’s level is falling at a rate of ten feet per day. This release of water does not exceed normal flow of water down the river during summer flood season. ... The consultants felt confident of their ability to lower the level of reservoir safely. — News agencies

[Meanwhile, as reported by news agencies from Muzaffarabad,] the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly today [Aug 24] unanimously passed the Interim Constitution of Azad Jammu and Kashmir setting the stage for the introduction of parliamentary system of Government in the liberated part of Kashmir. The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Interim Constitution Act, repealing the Azad Government Act 1970 provides for the offices of President and a Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir, a 42-member Legislative Assembly in place of the present 25-member Assembly and a 14-member Council to be headed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Published in Dawn, August 25th, 2024