Settle Kishenganga water row on lines of 1960 Indus Treaty: Pak to India
Qureshi made the remarks during a meeting with Indus Waters Commissioner Syed Jamaat Ali Shah, who met him to brief him about the meeting of the Permanent Indus Waters Commission to be held in India later this month.
By PTI |
ISLAMABAD: Differences and disputes between India and Pakistan on the Kishenganga project should be addressed in line with the dispute-settlement mechanism in the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960, foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Monday.
Qureshi made the remarks during a meeting with Indus Waters Commissioner Syed Jamaat Ali Shah, who met him to brief him about the meeting of the Permanent Indus Waters Commission to be held in India later this month.
Shah and Qureshi also discussed issues related to water and implementation of the Indus Waters Treaty.
Qureshi said the Indus Waters Treaty had been an "effective arrangement between the two countries" and it is important that the pact is adhered to in letter and spirit, said a statement issued by the Foreign Office.
Differences over the sharing of river waters have emerged as a major irritant in relations between India and Pakistan in the past few years. Pakistan has accused India of diverting its share of waters by building dams and projects on rivers in Jammu and Kashmir.
India has denied the charges. Reports have said that Pakistan intends to approach the International Court of Arbitration to halt the construction of the Kishanganga project on the grounds that it violated the Indus Waters Treaty.
However, Qureshi has in recent weeks also called for better utilisation of Pakistan's water resources, saying that 34 million acre feet of water are wasted due to mismanagement.
Qureshi made the remarks during a meeting with Indus Waters Commissioner Syed Jamaat Ali Shah, who met him to brief him about the meeting of the Permanent Indus Waters Commission to be held in India later this month.
Shah and Qureshi also discussed issues related to water and implementation of the Indus Waters Treaty.
Qureshi said the Indus Waters Treaty had been an "effective arrangement between the two countries" and it is important that the pact is adhered to in letter and spirit, said a statement issued by the Foreign Office.
Differences over the sharing of river waters have emerged as a major irritant in relations between India and Pakistan in the past few years. Pakistan has accused India of diverting its share of waters by building dams and projects on rivers in Jammu and Kashmir.
India has denied the charges. Reports have said that Pakistan intends to approach the International Court of Arbitration to halt the construction of the Kishanganga project on the grounds that it violated the Indus Waters Treaty.
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However, Qureshi has in recent weeks also called for better utilisation of Pakistan's water resources, saying that 34 million acre feet of water are wasted due to mismanagement.
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