Sep 26, 2013
The much awaited Indo-Pak talks on the Indus Water Treaty will begin here on Sunday. During the four-day talks, both sides will discuss contentious issues of water sharing in the context of operational and proposed hydroelectric projects on Indian side....
Sep 26, 2013
A Pakistani delegation arrived here on Saturday for the 109th meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission — the first for this year. The four-day meeting at the level of the Indus Commissioners will discuss Pakistan’s objections to the construction of four hydrothermal...
Sep 19, 2013
Much water has flowed down the Indus river, literally, since India and Pakistan signed the much-acclaimed Indus Water Treaty this day 53 years ago – September 19, 1960, to be precise. But, the blame game between the two neighbours continues as the sharing of...
May 21, 2013
India has moved the Court of Arbitration at The Hague for “clarification” or “interpretation” of the February order on its dispute with Pakistan over the 330-MW Kishanganga project under construction in North Kashmir. Read...
Apr 21, 2013
Pakistan has informed India that the designs for three hydropower projects it is building on Chenab River violate the Indus Waters Treaty. Specifically, Pakistani officials raised objections to the planned 850-megawatt Rattle, 120-megawatt Miyar and 48-megwatt Lower...
Apr 10, 2013
“Pakistan’s stance is simply that it just doesn’t trust India regarding the water issue,” said Feisal Naqvi. He was speaking about the Indus Water Treaty, signed in 1960, at a roundtable, Indus Water Treaty, Trans-boundary Water Issues and Prospects of Peace in South...
