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Pakistan is home to many natural and man-made lakes and reservoirs. The largest lake in Pakistan is the Manchar Lake. The lake is spread over an area of over 260 square kilometres (100 square miles). [1] The highest lakes in Pakistan are the Paristan Lake and the Shimshal lakes, all three of which are at an altitude of over 4,755 metres (15,600 ...
Gohar Ejaz is a Pakistani real estate tycoon and philanthropist.He is the chairman of Ejaz Group which mainy owns Lake City in Lahore and 24 Digital. [1]Ejaz was the caretaker Federal Minister for Interior, Commerce and Minister for Trade, Industry and Production from 17 August 2023 to March 2024.
The Khanpur Dam is located on the Haro River in Khanpur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, about 50 km from Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. [1] It forms Khanpur Lake, a reservoir that supplies drinking water to Islamabad and Rawalpindi and irrigation water to many of the agricultural and industrial areas surrounding the cities.
Skardu (Urdu: سکردو, romanized: skardū, Tibetan script: སྐར་མདོ, pronounced) is a city located in Pakistan administered Gilgit-Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region. [1] Skardu serves as the capital of Skardu District and the Baltistan Division .
Keenjhar Lake (Urdu: کینجھر جھیل; Sindhi: ڪینجھر ڍنڍ), commonly called Karli Lake (Urdu: کرلی جھیل; Sindhi: ڪلري ڍنڍ), is located in Thatta District of the Sindh province in Pakistan. It is situated about 36 kilometres (22 mi) from the city of Thatta. [3]
Lake Manchar (Sindhi: منڇر ڍنڍ, Urdu: منچھر جھیل), also spelled Manchhar, [1] is the largest natural freshwater lake in Pakistan, [2] and one of the largest in South Asia. [3] It is located west of the Indus River , in Jamshoro and Dadu districts of Sindh , 18 kilometres (11 mi) away from Sehwan . [ 4 ]
Haleji Lake was a saline lagoon until the 1930s and was converted into a reservoir to provide additional water to Karachi. [2] During World War II, additional water was required for troops stationed at Karachi. The then-British Government of Sindh Province decided to increase the capacity of the lake by introducing a feeder canal from the Indus ...
Mangala Dam from the top of Ramkot fortress Picture taken on the Mirpur city side of Lake, near sunset. As part of the Indus Waters Treaty signed in 1960, India gained rights to the waters of the Ravi, Sutlej and Beas rivers, while Pakistan, in addition to the waters of the aforementioned three rivers' sections within Pakistani territory and some monetary compensation, received the rights to ...