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Pak likely to appoint Brit lawyer to represent it in water dispute with India | The Pakistan government is likely to appoint a British lawyer to argue its case concerning the river water distribution issues with India at international forums. According to sources, UK-based lawyer Kiyan
Homi Kaiobad ’s name is on the top of the list of lawyers being considered to
replace James Crawford , who was removed from the government’s legal team handling
the issue. Kaikobad is former legal adviser to Bahrain ’s Ministry of State for
Legal Affairs, and is currently working as a professor of law and research director
at Brunel University , The Daily Times reports. It is pertinent to mention here
that Pakistan has said that it would move to International Court of Arbitration
if India maintains its ‘stubborn’ attitude over the distribution of river as per
the Indus Water Treaty signed in 1960. The Indus Waters Treaty provides 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 treaty, and it will face a 27 per cent water deficit, when
the project gets completed. |
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