Gilgit, Sept. 14 -- For the seventh consecutive day, the Karakoram Highway (KKH) remains closed as residents of Harban in Upper Kohistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, continue the protest demanding immediate and fair compensation for land acquired for the Diamer-Basha Dam project.

According to The Express Tribune, the protest camp, set up near Harban Nallah, has halted traffic on the country's strategic route linking PoGB with the rest of Pakistan. Locals complain that the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) and provincial authorities have failed to honour earlier promises.

"Our land was seized, but compensation was unjust and long delayed," said protest leader Niamat Khan.

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