Pakistan and India will resume talks on the water dispute again from March 1 till March 4. The talks will be held in Islamabad to resolve the issue between the two countries.
The Indian delegation comprising of ten members will arrive at Wagah Border on Monday and the sessions will be held at the 117th session of the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC), reports The Express Tribune.
The Indian delegation will be presided by the Indian Commissioner for Indus Water Pradeep Saxena. The Pakistan delegation will be headed by the Indus Water Commissioner Commissioner Mehr Ali Shah.
While talking about the dispute, Shah mentioned that Pakistan objects to several projects of India which are in progress. The Pakistan delegation will raise the issue regarding projects on Occupied Kashmir, River Chenab, and River Indus.
According to the Indus Water Treaty, which was signed in 1960, Pakistan and India have to hold discussions at least once a year.
The talk was last held in March 2021 in New Delhi, India which concluded that frequent meetings will be held to resolve the water dispute.
Pakistan had also requested India to share designs of the projects. India replied that data would be shared according to the requirements written in the treaty.
