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Pak-India water talks end: next round in May
LAHORE: The three-day talks between Pakistan and India on water dispute concluded here on Tuesday without any breakthrough.However, two sides agreed to hold another round of talks in May in New Delhi to resolve the issue bilaterally.
Pakistan firmly presented its point of view on two controversial dams being built by India on Indus River in violation of Indus Water Treaty.
However, Indian Water Commissioner Oranga Nathan declined that India was committing any violation of the treaty and called it a media trial.
Following the meeting, Pakistani Indus Water Commissioner Syed Jamat Ali Shah said that India assured that no other dam was under construction on Indus river except Neemobaz and Chutak.
“We have called for general inspection of rivers in line with the Indus Basin Treaty,” said Shah. “If India fails to convince Pakistan on two power projects, Islamabad reserves the right to approach International Court of Justice.”
The Indian Water commissioner claimed that India had never stolen Pakistani share of water.
Courtesy www.Geo.tv