Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi raised the issue of India's construction on the Kishanganga and Ratle projects during his meeting with World Bank Chief Jim Yong Kim on the sidelines of the 73rd United Nations General Assembly session here.

According to a statement issued by Pakistan's Mission to the United Nations, Qureshi met Kim on Monday and the focus of their meeting was the World Bank's role in implementation of the Indus Waters Treaty as its administrator.

Qureshi presented Pakistan's position on the Kishanganga and Ratle projects, it said.

He told the World Bank Chief that India's construction of these projects represented a violation of the Treaty, which gave Pakistan exclusive rights to western rivers.

India and Pakistan signed the treaty in 1960 after nine years of negotiations, with the World Bank being a signatory.

The treaty sets out a mechanism for cooperation and information exchange between the two countries regarding their use of the rivers. However, there have been disagreements and differences between India and Pakistan over the treaty.

Qureshi emphasised that the procedural delay on Pakistan's request to the World Bank to empanel the Court of Arbitration had resulted in completion of the Kishanganga Projects while construction work on Ratle was in progress.&nbsp;

He said the Pakistan government led by Prime Minister Imran Khan viewed this as a humanitarian issue with lives and livelihoods of millions at stake.

Qureshi said Pakistan was not interested in politicising the issue, the statement said.

According to the statement, Kim said he understood Pakistan's position on the treaty and expressed the bank's desire to play a constructive role in resolving the matter at the earliest.

He said the World Bank was in the process of finalising a fresh initiative and would soon be approaching Pakistan and India with details, it said.

The 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, brokered by the World Bank and signed by then prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistan's president Ayub Khan, administers how the water of the Indus river and its tributaries that flow in both the countries will be utilised.

Under the provisions of the treaty, waters of the eastern rivers Sutlej, Beas and Ravi had been allocated to India and the western rivers the Indus, Jhelum and Chenab to Pakistan, except for certain non-consumptive uses for India.

Islamabad had been raising objections over the design of the Kishanganga hydroelectric project, saying it is not in line with the criteria laid down under the Indus Waters Treaty between the two countries.

However, India said that the project design was well within the treaty's parameters.

The Kishanganga project was started in 2007 but on May 17, 2010, Pakistan moved for international arbitration against India under the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty.

The Hague-based International Court of Arbitration allowed India in 2013 to go ahead with construction of the project in North Kashmir and upheld India's right under the bilateral Indus Waters Treaty to divert waters from the Kishanganga for power generation in Jammu and Kashmir.

The international court, however, decided that India shall release a minimum flow of nine cubic metres per second into the Kishanganga river (known as Neelam in Pakistan) at all times to maintain environmental flows.

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi raised the issue of India's construction on the Kishanganga and Ratle projects during his meeting with World Bank Chief Jim Yong Kim on the sidelines of the 73rd United Nations General Assembly session here.

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi raised the issue of India's construction on the Kishanganga and Ratle projects during his meeting with World Bank Chief Jim Yong Kim on the sidelines of the 73rd United Nations General Assembly session here. According to a statement issued by Pakistan's Mission to the United Nations, Qureshi met Kim on Monday and the focus of their meeting was the World Bank's role in implementation of the Indus Waters Treaty as its administrator. Qureshi presented Pakistan's position on the Kishanganga and Ratle projects, it said. He told the World Bank Chief that India's construction of these projects represented a violation of the Treaty, which gave Pakistan exclusive rights to western rivers. India and Pakistan signed the treaty in 1960 after nine years of negotiations, with the World Bank being a signatory. The treaty sets out a mechanism for cooperation and information exchange between the two countries regarding their use of the rivers. However, there have been disagreements and differences between India and Pakistan over the treaty. Qureshi emphasised that the procedural delay on Pakistan's request to the World Bank to empanel the Court of Arbitration had resulted in completion of the Kishanganga Projects while construction work on Ratle was in progress. He said the Pakistan government led by Prime Minister Imran Khan viewed this as a humanitarian issue with lives and livelihoods of millions at stake. Qureshi said Pakistan was not interested in politicising the issue, the statement said. According to the statement, Kim said he understood Pakistan's position on the treaty and expressed the bank's desire to play a constructive role in resolving the matter at the earliest. He said the World Bank was in the process of finalising a fresh initiative and would soon be approaching Pakistan and India with details, it said. The 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, brokered by the World Bank and signed by then prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistan's president Ayub Khan, administers how the water of the Indus river and its tributaries that flow in both the countries will be utilised. Under the provisions of the treaty, waters of the eastern rivers Sutlej, Beas and Ravi had been allocated to India and the western rivers the Indus, Jhelum and Chenab to Pakistan, except for certain non-consumptive uses for India. Islamabad had been raising objections over the design of the Kishanganga hydroelectric project, saying it is not in line with the criteria laid down under the Indus Waters Treaty between the two countries. However, India said that the project design was well within the treaty's parameters. The Kishanganga project was started in 2007 but on May 17, 2010, Pakistan moved for international arbitration against India under the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty. The Hague-based International Court of Arbitration allowed India in 2013 to go ahead with construction of the project in North Kashmir and upheld India's right under the bilateral Indus Waters Treaty to divert waters from the Kishanganga for power generation in Jammu and Kashmir. The international court, however, decided that India shall release a minimum flow of nine cubic metres per second into the Kishanganga river (known as Neelam in Pakistan) at all times to maintain environmental flows.

Pak's Qureshi discusses India's construction on Kishanganga, Ratle projects with World Bank chief

Pakistan will raise the issue of India’s alleged violation of the Indus Waters Treaty with the World Bank, a media report said today, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 330 MW Kishanganga hydroelectric project in Jammu and Kashmir.&nbsp

Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry told media that a four-member delegation led by Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) Ashtar Ausaf Ali is in Washington to hold talks with the president of World Bank, Radio Pakistan reported. He said that the issue of construction of the Kishanganga Dam will be discussed in the meeting.

Prime Minister Modi yesterday inaugurated the Kishanganga hydroelectric power plant, amid protests from Pakistan which claims that the project on a river flowing into Pakistan will disrupt water supplies.&nbsp

Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Friday voiced concern over the inauguration of the hydroelectric project, saying inauguration without resolution of the dispute between the two countries will tantamount to violation of the Indus Waters 1960 that regulates the use of waters in the shared rivers.

Islamabad had been raising objections over the design of the hydel project, saying it is not in line with the criteria laid down under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) between the two countries. But, India says the project design was well within parameters of the treaty.&nbsp

The project, located at Bandipore in North Kashmir, envisages diversion of water of Kishan Ganga river to underground powerhouse through a 23.25-km-long headrace tunnel to generate 1713 million units per annum.

The Kishanganga project was started in 2007 but on May 17, 2010, Pakistan moved for international arbitration against India under the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty.&nbsp

The Hague-based International Court of Arbitration allowed India in 2013 to go ahead with construction of the project in North Kashmir and upheld India’s right under the bilateral Indus Waters Treaty to divert waters from the Kishanganga for power generation in Jammu and Kashmir.

The international court, however, decided that India shall release a minimum flow of nine cubic metres per second into the Kishanganga river (known as Neelam in Pakistan) at all times to maintain environmental flows. Pakistan is building a 969 MW Neelum-Jhelum hydroelectric project downstream.

Prime Minister Modi yesterday inaugurated the Kishanganga hydroelectric power plant, amid protests from Pakistan which claims that the project on a river flowing into Pakistan will disrupt water supplies.

Pakistan will raise the issue of India’s alleged violation of the Indus Waters Treaty with the World Bank, a media report said today, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 330 MW Kishanganga hydroelectric project in Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry told media that a four-member delegation led by Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) Ashtar Ausaf Ali is in Washington to hold talks with the president of World Bank, Radio Pakistan reported. He said that the issue of construction of the Kishanganga Dam will be discussed in the meeting. Prime Minister Modi yesterday inaugurated the Kishanganga hydroelectric power plant, amid protests from Pakistan which claims that the project on a river flowing into Pakistan will disrupt water supplies. Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Friday voiced concern over the inauguration of the hydroelectric project, saying inauguration without resolution of the dispute between the two countries will tantamount to violation of the Indus Waters 1960 that regulates the use of waters in the shared rivers. Islamabad had been raising objections over the design of the hydel project, saying it is not in line with the criteria laid down under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) between the two countries. But, India says the project design was well within parameters of the treaty. The project, located at Bandipore in North Kashmir, envisages diversion of water of Kishan Ganga river to underground powerhouse through a 23.25-km-long headrace tunnel to generate 1713 million units per annum. The Kishanganga project was started in 2007 but on May 17, 2010, Pakistan moved for international arbitration against India under the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty. The Hague-based International Court of Arbitration allowed India in 2013 to go ahead with construction of the project in North Kashmir and upheld India’s right under the bilateral Indus Waters Treaty to divert waters from the Kishanganga for power generation in Jammu and Kashmir. The international court, however, decided that India shall release a minimum flow of nine cubic metres per second into the Kishanganga river (known as Neelam in Pakistan) at all times to maintain environmental flows. Pakistan is building a 969 MW Neelum-Jhelum hydroelectric project downstream.

Indus Waters Treaty: Pakistan delegation in US to raise ‘violation’ issue with World Bank

Pakistan has persuaded India to suspend construction work on two hydropower projects on Indus rivers in Jammu and Kashmir.

In a rare joint resolution,&nbsp;Pakistan&#39;s two parliamentary committees said work on Ratle dam and&nbsp;Kishanganga project must stop till arbitration court set up by the World Bank resolves the water dispute, Pakistani daily Dawn reported.

Pakistan also asked the World Bank to mediate immediately by appointing the chairman of the arbitration court.

The construction of dams on the western rivers by India has brought the two countries at loggerheads and Pakistan has engaged the World Bank, a facilitator of the IWT, to stop India from going ahead with the construction.

Pakistan&#39;s foreign secretary Aizaz Chaudhry said Islamabad would &quot;not allow India violate the Indus Waters Treaty&quot;.&nbsp;

Brokered by the World Bank, the Indus Waters Treaty is a water-sharing agreement signed by India and Pakistan in 1960. The treaty allowed India to control three &quot;eastern&quot; rivers &mdash; the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beas_River" title="Beas River">Beas</a>, the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravi_River" title="Ravi River">Ravi</a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutlej" title="Sutlej">Sutlej</a>&nbsp;&mdash; &nbsp;while control over the three &quot;western&quot; rivers &mdash; the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indus_River" title="Indus River">Indus</a>, the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chenab_River" title="Chenab River">Chenab</a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jhelum_River" title="Jhelum River">Jhelum</a>&nbsp;&mdash; was given to Pakistan.

But India&#39;s decision to construct the Kishanganga dam on Jhelum river and Ratle&nbsp;plant on Chenab has raised the hackles of Islamabad.

Pakistan is also wary of India&#39;s plan to build 45 to 60 dams on the &quot;western&quot; rivers as it would seriously lessen water supply levels.

Former foreign minister and Tehrik-i-Insaf leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi said the water dispute with India had reached such alarming proportions that it could even dwarf the Kashmir issue. He suggested the government to evolve a clear roadmap, assuring his party&#39;s support on the issue.

(WION with inputs from PTI)

Pakistan has accused India of violating the Indus Waters Treaty and urged the World Bank to intervene immediately

Pakistan has persuaded India to suspend construction work on two hydropower projects on Indus rivers in Jammu and Kashmir. In a rare joint resolution, Pakistan's two parliamentary committees said work on Ratle dam and Kishanganga project must stop till arbitration court set up by the World Bank resolves the water dispute, Pakistani daily Dawn reported. Pakistan also asked the World Bank to mediate immediately by appointing the chairman of the arbitration court. The construction of dams on the western rivers by India has brought the two countries at loggerheads and Pakistan has engaged the World Bank, a facilitator of the IWT, to stop India from going ahead with the construction. Pakistan's foreign secretary Aizaz Chaudhry said Islamabad would "not allow India violate the Indus Waters Treaty". Brokered by the World Bank, the Indus Waters Treaty is a water-sharing agreement signed by India and Pakistan in 1960. The treaty allowed India to control three "eastern" rivers — the Beas, the Ravi and the Sutlej — while control over the three "western" rivers — the Indus, the Chenab and the Jhelum — was given to Pakistan. But India's decision to construct the Kishanganga dam on Jhelum river and Ratle plant on Chenab has raised the hackles of Islamabad. Pakistan is also wary of India's plan to build 45 to 60 dams on the "western" rivers as it would seriously lessen water supply levels. Former foreign minister and Tehrik-i-Insaf leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi said the water dispute with India had reached such alarming proportions that it could even dwarf the Kashmir issue. He suggested the government to evolve a clear roadmap, assuring his party's support on the issue. (WION with inputs from PTI)

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