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Would launch an ‘aggressive campaign’ against India’s ‘violation’ of Indus Water Treaty, says Pakistan

Pakistan has said that it would launch an ‘aggressive campaign’ to address its concerns over the ‘violation’ of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) by India and accused New Delhi of ‘dilly-dallying’ to facilitate a promised visit of Pakistani officials to the sites of its two hydropower projects — 1,000MW Pakal Dul and 48MW Lower Kalnal, reported the Dawn. 

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“We do not foresee an inspection visit of (the two projects being executed by India over) Chenab River in the near future based on my telephonic discussions with my Indian counterpart,” said Pakistan’s Commissioner on Permanent Indus Water Commission Syed Mehr Ali Shah.

Speaking at a news conference with Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda, Shah said the Indian water commissioner had promised on conclusion of the Aug 29-30 annual meetings to arrange a visit on Indian side of the Chenab River in the last week of September, but it was delayed to Oct 7-12 on the premise of local government elections in Indian Administered Kashmir.

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He said the Indian side did not honour its revised schedule as well, saying Panchayat elections were being held in held Kashmir after 20 years. Shah said he wrote a letter of disappointment and then talked to his counterpart a few days ago on phone and based on that discussion he did not expect a visit soon.

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