Ongoing Indian projects on rivers Jhelum, Chenab a conspiracy: Farogh Naseem
India cannot unilaterally annul the Treaty since it can only be done mutually
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Federal Minister for Law and Justice Barrister Dr Muhammad Farogh Naseem on Monday declared the 60 undergoing Indian projects on River Chenab and River Jehlum a conspiracy.
Addressing an International Conference on "Water: Future War and Peace in Subcontinent" in Islamabad on Monday, he said that India is continuously violating Indus Water Treaty.
The minister said that the international community must play its role to urge India to fulfill its international obligations regarding the Indus Basin Treaty.
Naseem went on to say that said that disputes related to water between Pakistan and India started in 1948, right after both countries became independent.
He said that both the countries have fought two wars on the issue of water and both parties complied with the Indus Basin Treaty of 1960.
The law minister further said that India has now started using the water from rivers Indus, Jhelum and Chenab for Industrial purposes which is a violation of the Treaty which made sure India could only use water to generate electricity from these rivers if it doesn t disrupt water supply to Pakistan.
“India cannot unilaterally annul the Treaty since it can only be done mutually,” the minister said and added India plans to build Dams over Jehlum and Chenab which is of great concern to Pakistan.
The world must take notice of water aggression by India and the World Bank needs to play a neutral role in this regard, he argued.
