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flag Residents block Karakoram Highway, demanding more compensation for dam project land seizures.

flag Residents in Upper Kohistan, Pakistan, have blocked the Karakoram Highway for a week, demanding higher compensation for land seized for the Diamer-Basha Dam project. flag The blockade has caused shortages of food and medicine, and price hikes. flag Protesters accuse WAPDA and the local government of failing to meet compensation promises. flag Officials say about Rs 3 billion is owed, with nearly Rs 2 billion already transferred. flag The standoff continues as negotiations progress.

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