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Unresolved water issue could trigger Indo-Pak war: Gilani advisor | The impending issues over sharing river water between India and Pakistan could trigger a war between the two countries, Advisor to Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on education, Sardar Aseff Ali has said. Talking to media persons on the sidelines of a seminar here, Ali
said Pakistan could pull out of the Indus Water Treaty with India , if the latter
does not stop violating the treaty by constructing new dams on the Indus River
, a move which could greatly affect Pakistan ’s water share. He said Islamabad
might also take the issue to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) or the United
Nations Security Council. “Solution to the problem can not be found through sentimental
rhetoric and the Indus Water Treaty is the proper forum for resolving the water
crisis,” The Daily Times quoted Ali , as saying. Responding to a question regarding
the Baglihar Dam project, he blamed former President General Pervez Musharraf
for failing to prevent India from constructing the dam. “ India had served two
notices to the Musharraf regime before the construction of the dam, but the Musharraf
government did not respond to them. The Musharraf regime only raised hue and cry
when the dam had become operational,” Ali Said. The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT),
inked between India and Pakistan in 1960, provides for the appointment of a neutral
expert by the World Bank as a last option to resolve water related issues between
both the countries. Pakistan has been blaming India for an unsporting attitude
during bilateral talks, which were initiated to resolve the impending water dispute.
Pakistan has been opposing the construction of the Kishanganga hydropower project
on Ganga River in Kashmir, which is called Neelum upon entering Pakistan . Pakistan
has said that the diversion of the waters of the Neelum is not allowed under the
1960 Indus Waters Treaty, and it will face a 27 per cent water deficit, when the
project gets completed. The reduced water flow in the Neelum would not yield the
required results of the proposed 1.6 billion dollars Neelum-Jehlum hydropower
project that has been designed to generate 969 MW of electricity. It has said
that India has almost completed a 22-kilometre long tunnel to divert Kishanganga
waters to Wullar Lake in Jammu and Kashmir. |
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