Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Jan. 8 -- The protest at the under-construction Duber Dam in Kohistan has stretched into its 45th consecutive day, with residents voicing intense frustration over what they describe as years of unkept commitments by the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA). Local leaders say the ongoing sit-in has grown into one of the most significant grassroots demonstrations the region has witnessed, as reported by The Express Tribune.

According to The Express Tribune, protesters assert that while WAPDA pressed ahead with building the hydropower project, officials had guaranteed that essential civic infrastructure, most importantly an all-weather road network, would be constructed for communities in the area. Yet, resident...