Mirza Asif Saeed led the Pakistani delegation while the Indian delegation led by PK Saxena
Islamabad … News Time
Two-day talks between India and Pakistan over the Indus Water Treaty in Islamabad, while positive progress on several issues. Mirza Asif Saeed led the Pakistani delegation while the Indian delegation led by PK Saxena said. Pakistan adopted categorical stance in negotiations on the proposed 3 dams in India. According to a report by Radio Pakistan and India have agreed to change Miyar Hydro Electric project and design of the objections of Pakistan. The Pakal Dul and agreed to discuss Lower Kalnai projects. According to the report, the two sides discussed ways to resolve bilateral issues related to the total water resources. Yesterday, Water and Power Minister Khawaja Asif said that the two countries next month to April 11, headed the World Bank will be the 3-day high-level talks in Washington. India welcomed the willingness for talks on controversial projects proposed Federal Minister Khawaja Asif said both the US intervention countries agreed to solve the issue through dialogue. Khawaja Asif said that it is our right to protest India’s controversial projects; we want India to share with us the design of the proposed projects. The stand that Pakistan is a controversial Pakistani river in violation of Indus Water Treaty India-occupied Kashmir. Pakistan demanded that the controversial 330 MW Kishan Ganga India and Pakistan share with the design of the 850 MW hydro-electric power plants projects. In July 2016, Pakistan proposed to visit New Delhi for high-level delegation to present these controversial projects, The Indian government has rejected, The Pakistan approached the International Arbitration Court against India. Pakistan’s position that international arbitration court to pay a part of these controversial projects of India, while India demanded the appointment of a neutral expert. Indus Water Treaty was signed in 1960 between the two countries, under which the three rivers Beas, Ravi and Sutlej water India Sindh, Chenab and Jhelum water was given the right to use Pakistan, Under the agreement, both countries cannot stop water from each other, nor can rivers on the controversial project.
