Pakistan on Friday expressed “serious concerns” over the inauguration of the controversial Kishanganga hydropower project by India and termed it a “violation of the Indus Waters Treaty”.
A statement issued by the Foreign Office said, “Pakistan believes that the inauguration of the project without the resolution of the dispute is tantamount to violation of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT).”
Despite several rounds of bilateral negotiations as well mediations by the World Bank, India continued with the construction of the project, the Foreign Office said, adding that “this intransigence on part of India clearly threatens the sanctity of the Treaty”.
The Foreign Office reiterated that as the custodian of the treaty, the World Bank must urge India to address Pakistan’s reservations on the Kishanganga project.
Pakistan maintains that India had completed the 330MW project during the period the World Bank “paused” the process for constitution of a Court of Arbitration (COA) as requested by Pakistan in early 2016. The Pakistani request was countered by India by calling for a neutral expert.
Pakistan had called for the resolution of disputes over the Kishanganga project on the Neelum river and 850MW Ratle hydropower project on the Chenab.
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May 18, 2018 08:42pm
70 years and we Pakistanis failed to establish good relations with India. Good luck now!
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May 18, 2018 08:46pm
And we slept while our enemy carried out the task for doing the most harm to us.
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May 18, 2018 08:47pm
Please make your own dams.
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May 18, 2018 08:52pm
If it's a violation, what can be done? Cancel the treaty??
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May 18, 2018 08:55pm
India is busy building dams on rivers flowing into Pakistan in violation of the Indus Water Treaty. That is reducing water flowing into Pakistan. Yet, our government shows concern after India inaugurated Kishanganga Dam? Why did the PML-N government not raise this matter before the dam was built in violation of the Treaty? Why did the PML-N government fail to resolve Kalabagh Dam issue, which could provide 4,000 MW of cheap energy and water for agriculture? Such "failure" to safeguard Pakistan's national interest will have devastating consequences for diminishing water supply and energy generation in Pakistan.
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May 18, 2018 08:58pm
World bank or anybody else has not stopped India from stopping the construction therefore inauguration is taking place. One of the earlier ruling rejected most of the Pakistan’s concern. If Pakistan is not happy then they can get out of Indus treaty and negotiate new treaty or may be no treaty.
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May 18, 2018 09:01pm
It’s cleared by WB. What are protesting for again?
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May 18, 2018 09:03pm
Instead of going after India, utilise well the portion of water flowing into the country.
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May 18, 2018 09:04pm
If you have valid arguments then hit the eye..modi is going to inaugurate
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May 18, 2018 09:05pm
Who will care for such protest. Find your own way to counter.
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May 18, 2018 09:08pm
I think we just need to build more dams and forget what Indians are doing as theoretically they can not divert or block the water completely, all they can do is fill their dams and surplus water will start to flow which we need to capture rather then wasting in to Arabian Sea. We are just not forward planning, everything gets politicised due to uneducated hereditary politicians.
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May 18, 2018 09:09pm
The victim card is in play again. You do nothing at your end does not mean that others will also sit idle.
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May 18, 2018 09:16pm
WB is in the pocket of india due to their strong lobbing. Pakistan has no chance what so ever due to their lack of future forsight. The public will suffer due to the current gov't incompetence.
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May 18, 2018 09:23pm
Keep protesting who cares.
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May 18, 2018 09:33pm
India has repeatedly shown they understand only one language. And that is not the language of civilized people. So wait a little now India, China is going to complete the huge water project upstream of Indian rivers that Indian media cried hoarse about. Anything you can do guys..
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May 18, 2018 09:34pm
In today's world where jungle law of "might is right" prevails, who cares for U.N. resolutions, World Bank, IMF, WTO, NATO or the Indus Water Treaty of 1961?
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May 18, 2018 09:37pm
@Ali Those rivers are not Pakistan property
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May 18, 2018 09:38pm
Cowardly strategies by India to stop water flow into Pak. Have some decency as a nation.
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May 18, 2018 09:55pm
A dam is a tool for controlling water. Despite not restricting the flow officially. Now India will have a option to turn off water flow whenever needed. Hence despite meeting world bank recommendations it remains a big concern for Pakistan for sure.
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May 18, 2018 09:56pm
Does any one know Simla treaty? Wasnt it a treaty?
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May 18, 2018 09:56pm
This was coming. And will repeat. And will repeat again.
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May 18, 2018 09:57pm
And how many dams Pakistan has constructed in their own country to save water or generate electricity
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May 18, 2018 10:01pm
hydropower project does not withdraw water. so what for pakistan is protesting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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May 18, 2018 10:04pm
Feel free to cancel treaty any time
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May 18, 2018 10:17pm
Bit late is it not. Where were Pak governments when it was starting. Damage is done.
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May 18, 2018 10:23pm
@Surya Kant Read your own newspaper!
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May 18, 2018 10:35pm
Do not show concerns. Snatch
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May 18, 2018 10:37pm
If india is playing with water you also play with water.
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May 18, 2018 10:39pm
We must give up this habit of hue and cry rather than doing something concrete for the nation. India is the model to follow now.
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May 18, 2018 10:49pm
all these years Pakistan was getting more than its share, in the treaty. India had no means to divert its share from the natural flow of the river. With the dam, now in place . Pakistan will get what it signed for, India will not hold even a drop, from what's due, as per the treaty.
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May 18, 2018 10:54pm
after pakistan's concerns. height of the dam was reduced from 180m to only 35m. It won't even store water. the water will ultimately flow in pakistan only. I don't know why you always keep protesting..!
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May 18, 2018 10:54pm
India makes good use of water while Pakistan let's water drain to the sea
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May 18, 2018 11:07pm
Again misguiding people. Please build ur own dam's and start preserving ur share of water, so that these river water is not wasted and goes to ocean.
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May 18, 2018 11:41pm
Why we let others to decide our fate?
It's sheer ignorance of ours. Enemy is enemy, they are doing the right thing for themselves.
Wake up, become a Nation..
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May 18, 2018 11:45pm
We lost the case and still we are harping this .
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May 18, 2018 11:50pm
Lets cancel the treaty.
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May 18, 2018 11:54pm
Let's vote in these corrupt leaders who should be doing the same for us. Yet all they care about is money and power. Shame on our voters!!!
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May 18, 2018 11:55pm
Pakistan should cancel the treaty and take India to the World Bank.
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May 19, 2018 12:06am
This is just the beginning. More dams are on the way waiting for inauguration.
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May 19, 2018 12:08am
India actually is! Killing innocents Kashmiris, stopping legitimate Pakistan Water and conducting terrorist activities inside Pakistan.
Should send F-16 to bomb it.
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May 19, 2018 12:25am
Pakistan, under the leadership and guidance of NS, did not persue the case correctly (maybe on purpose - to please India). During the arbitration, Pakistan was given all the time and chance to submit details and proofs as to why India should not proceed with the KG dam......but on page 34, the international court of arbitration mentioned that Pakistan did not provide any details or figures and therefore ICA gave the verdict in India’s favor.
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May 19, 2018 12:57am
Pakistanis, please understand it’s a hydropower dam which doesn’t stop any water flowing down. It doesn’t cause you any harm. Also are you not aware that India only takes a fraction of water agreed under the treaty. Why don’t you stop whinging and build your own dams to utilise the water to the full before it runs off into the sea?
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May 19, 2018 01:08am
WB in it's ruling has rejected Pakisan's objections. Please read IWT carefully. It allows waters to be used for irrigation. It's better to work with India and build more dams on Pakistan, and use water efficiently. If Pakistan is not comfortable with IWT, they can very well withdraw. No one will question.
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May 19, 2018 01:19am
Building such dam could start war between Pakistan and India.
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May 19, 2018 01:38am
It was cleared by neutral experts.
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May 19, 2018 01:51am
India needs water and power generation.for economic development. WBor Pakistan will not have veto. Only goodwill between parties work.
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May 19, 2018 01:59am
At least some one is making electricity out of Indus River. You can make thousands of small dams on this river before that same water wasted in the Ocean. It is the flow of water that what is needed to make electricity. Use it or loose it (talking about water).
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May 19, 2018 02:07am
Hypothetically, let us say, India keeps building a certain dam over Pakistan's objections; what can Pakistan really do about it anyway? Bomb the dam under construction and start an all out war it cannot win? If Pakistan keeps finding reasons to gripe about everything India does, India might just use that as a reason to abrogate the whole of IWT, to get out of this day to day nuisance. Then what are you going to do? Realistically, Pakistan is in no position to quarrel and it would behoove it to be more accommodating and amicable in its dealings with India on this subject; Pakistan would be well advised to choose her battles carefully. Pakistan keeps griping about India stealing water, (which it doesn't) when most of the water that does go over the border goes unused by Pakistan in to the Arabian Sea anyway. So what is Pakistan griping about?
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May 19, 2018 02:15am
Mare showing/expressing concern is not enough. Need some concrete steps to be taken to counter India. But to stop such activities by India, Pakistan needs a dabang (robust) FM, we do not have one. The portfolio of FM was kept by Nawaz Sharif for one reason and that is to provide obstacle free environment for India.. When India says thay have invested in Nawaz Sharif. It is this area where Nawaz Sharif has to look the other way. He could not do that if he did't have the FM portfolio with him.
I do not understand that why the establishment is afraid to reign him when he is openly talking against the country and in favor of enemy country. When I uses word enemy, I really mean it. Because India is doing everything an enemy will do.
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May 19, 2018 02:36am
India is allowed to take 40 percent water by the treaty which this damn will provide. India is merely using its rights specified in the treaty. Since 1947, India gave away 40 percent of its water to pakistan...and what did we get? not even a thank you!
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May 19, 2018 02:50am
Your foreign office is creating distraction from terrible state of economy and law in your country
WB had dismissed Pakistan concerns
so move on
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May 19, 2018 03:11am
@Ali
Pakistan did raise the issue. Took it to the ICJ and lost the case since it was determined that there is no violation of the treaty. Yet the amazingly stupid foreign office keeps saying there is a violation
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May 19, 2018 03:34am
Pakistan must consult COA and world bank for intransigence and urge them to impose juggarnaut penalty in violation of IWT
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May 19, 2018 03:55am
India is. It breaking any rules
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May 19, 2018 04:48am
@Sameer How can anyone develop good relations with those that kill Kashmiris without remorse and break agreement without shame. This article shows blatant cheating.
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May 19, 2018 04:48am
Learn to manage your water resources well - just don't waste it!
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May 19, 2018 04:48am
@Surya Kant it’s on Kashmiri waters.
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May 19, 2018 04:49am
@Ask kingdom not cleared by WB. They are fed up of Indian deception.
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May 19, 2018 04:50am
Great news!
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May 19, 2018 05:00am
Life has to go on.
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May 19, 2018 05:06am
It is a fait accompli now. No point in protesting now and wasting our time and money. Let us move on.
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May 19, 2018 05:09am
Can we reach international court of justice for stay order.
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May 19, 2018 05:29am
@Surya Kant .Earlier we skip Kala Bagh Dam,
still we are not waking. We must build Dams
and artificial lakes and water reservoirs. India
built's Dams for it's people welfare, they think
India first,and they dam care about treaty. The rulers in Pak dam care about people, they only care for their own families.
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May 19, 2018 05:55am
India has never got good relations with any of its neighbour. It wants to bully its small neighbours or with larger neighbour like china it tries to play dirty politics. Building these dams on Pakistan water is our failure.
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May 19, 2018 06:04am
@Surya Kant , and your own rivers?
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May 19, 2018 06:10am
That treaty is dead.
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May 19, 2018 06:17am
WB had approved this project. What is the problem with Pakistan. If Pakistan scrapped the treaty, it's share would go down from 80% to 50%.
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May 19, 2018 06:24am
Today is inauguration of Kishanganga Dam by our hon'ble PM NaMo, do watch it at 1300 hours
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May 19, 2018 06:57am
Your concern is noted.
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May 19, 2018 07:09am
@Ali , You are fooled by your rulers. They feed lies into your ears to remain in power.
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May 19, 2018 07:11am
Pakistan has no locus standi in this case as India is clearly within the fine print of the treaty. India underutilized the water that has been flowing down for decades. Now, India has started using the water that was due for her.
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May 19, 2018 07:12am
We keep expressing concerns, they keep building.
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May 19, 2018 07:25am
Isn't this a run-of-the-river project which generates power and sends all the water through?
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May 19, 2018 07:42am
Supposing India walk away from the treaty, what is WB or us going to do about it?
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May 19, 2018 07:44am
All those urging Pakistan to make its own dams should make their point clear: Are treaties nonbinding entity?
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May 19, 2018 07:45am
@SHAHID SATTAR Now you are wake up just tell your government to attack and start all out war
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May 19, 2018 07:47am
Difference is just Pakistan talks and India do.Pak was kept protesting and India completed. Last 70yrs same story Pakistan has not built any dam for development of their public instead obstructing others
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May 19, 2018 07:51am
Don’t expect that Fairness from India BJP
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May 19, 2018 07:53am
India reduced the dam height after the intervention of world bank . Indus treaty dint object to build dams , it has proposed to maintain certain flow in the river and India has the right use it in noncinsuanablw way like producing hydro electric power . World bank too dint object for the construction of this dam .
Dear people of Pakistan, natural resources are doesn't belong to certain country . It belongs to the entire eco system. I hope the government of India will not do any harm to the lower riparian state. The treaty didn't fail even during four wars on India .You have the world bank as perfect mediator to address your claim. The only thing you must do is to elect the honest corrupt free government in the state . I wish for the success of democracy in Pakistan .
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May 19, 2018 08:03am
Indians better honor the treaty or the risk war.If they think 200 million people armed with nuclear weapons will just lay down and die they are deluding themselves.
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May 19, 2018 08:07am
By walking out from treaty vll be more harmful for Pakistan on international arena....I have referred whole treaty throughly n all matters n disputes till date n as neutral expert i cam say that Pakistan Govt's claims r not at all viable....India's rights n activities r well within the articles n terms of IWT...Pakistani Govt concern r baseless...I think they need to hire better lawyer for treaty reference
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May 19, 2018 08:19am
@Surya Kant India does not understand the peace language. Dam should be eliminated by by direct missiles hit than they will understand.
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May 19, 2018 08:22am
@Ali Why blame PML_N. This dam took more then 10 years to built. So blame all 2 previous govts.
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May 19, 2018 08:23am
@Tahir Fully agree with your view point.
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May 19, 2018 08:35am
@SHAHID SATTAR , don't create the imaginary enemy, no one has time for us.
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May 19, 2018 08:39am
Don't forget population flood.
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May 19, 2018 08:41am
The dam is as per treaty and certified by WB.
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May 19, 2018 10:15am
India is only using its share of water now, after the previous non-BJP governments never bothered and why raise hell now?
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May 19, 2018 10:52am
Well done India and Modiji.
India's interest is prime and any arbitration from the opponents can be challenged in an international court, incase desired.
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May 19, 2018 12:50pm
It is difficult to construct a dam, but it is very easy to protest or block the construction of dam.
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May 19, 2018 03:17pm
The construction was cleared by cleared by CoA (Court of Arbitration) with some restrictions which India agreed like maintaining the natural flow of water and height of dam.
Pakistan is already building a dam 3 times of this dam on the same river with Chinese help.
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May 19, 2018 04:47pm
More mega dams will come soon.
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May 20, 2018 08:35am
Finally Modi does the right thing....
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May 20, 2018 08:07pm
When will farmers stop using flood irrigation technique and use water resources optimally?
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May 21, 2018 01:41am
@Darsh no it is an agreement
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