Indian cabinet gives nod to 850-megawatt Ratle hydroelectric power project in IIOJK despite Pakistan s objections
India has decided to go ahead with a controversial power project on Chenab River in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) despite objections raised by Pakistan with the World Bank, saying that it was not in conformity with the Indus Water Treaty (IWT).
The Indus, the Jhelum and the Chenab rivers are reserved for Pakistan while the Ravi, the Beas and the Sutlej rivers are reserved for India under the treaty signed between the rival states in 1960. According to the treaty, India cannot divert the water flows of rivers reserved for Pakistan.
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ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan on Thursday said it was looking forward to working with the new US administration, as US Secretary of Defence-designate termed Islamabad an essential partner for the Afghan endgame. If you look at the full statement of Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, he appreciated Pakistan’s role in the Afghan peace process, said Foreign Office spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri at his weekly briefing.