113th Indo-Pak Indus Water Commission meeting kicks off in Islamabad
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ISLAMABAD: The 113th Indo-Pak Indus Water Commission conference commenced in Islamabad Monday.
Discussions on disputed projects such as Miyar, Lower Kalnai, and Pakal Dul are on the agenda of the two-day meeting between Pakistani officials and the 10-member Indian delegation led by Indian Indus Water Commissioner P.K. Saxena. Pakistan’s Indus Water Commissioner Mirza Asif Baig is leading the Pakistani officials meeting their Indian counterparts.
Indus Water Commission talks between the two countries were last held in May, 2015 in New Delhi.
A letter from Saxena proposed to discuss crucial disputes including the construction of Kishanganga and Ratle hydro projects on Jhelum and Chenab rivers by India.
Pakistan, however, has rejected the Indian Indus Water Commissioner's proposal, as the matter has already been taken to the World Bank for dispute resolution.
The 57-year old Indus Waters Treaty assigned River Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej to India and River Chenab, Jehlum, and Sindh to Pakistan.
