Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Pakistan may move WB against India over Chenab water

Islamabad, Sept 17 (PTI) Pakistan will seek arbitration by the World Bank over India's alleged violation of the Indus Water Treaty India if New Delhi did not concede the breach of the pact, a report said today.Islamabad had claimed that, in "gross violations of the Indus Water Treaty," India reduced the water flow to fill up the Baglihar dam lake in Jammu and Kashmir, causing to a "loss of agriculture" for farmers in Pakistan.

http://www.ptinews.com/pti%5Cptisite.nsf/0/50AF81F72DEEFB5C652574C70038BE3B?OpenDocument

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