Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday greeted the permanent court for arbitration’s additional award regarding the Indus Waters Treaty and called the decision a major approval of Pakistan’s attitude.
In a statement released by PM Office Media Wing, PM said the decision confirmed that India could not unilaterally suspend the agreement that controls water sharing between the two countries.
“We are working on water resources as the water is the lifeline of the population of the country,” the prime minister was quoted as saying.
He also praised Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar and Lawyer Mansoor Awan for their legal contribution to the case.
Yesterday, in accordance with the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) of 1960, the Arbitration Court was that India’s decision to hold the Treaty in Abeyance did not deprive it of his competence to judge Pakistan’s complaints about his neighbor.
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The court issued a “supplementary award” on the case introduced by Pakistan against India.
“Accordingly, the text of the treaty read in the light of its object and purpose is not to allow any of the parties that will unilaterally, to keep in care or suspend a continuous dispute resolution process,” read the order.
The supplementary price said “the text … does not allow for the unilateral” monkeyian “or” suspension “of the treaty. On the contrary, the treaty contains the continuation that is in force until terminated by mutual consent of India and Pakistan”.
“Such a text definitely indicates an intention from the drafts not to allow for one -sided action to change the rights, obligations and procedures laid down in the Treaty, including the Treaty’s dispute resolution procedures.
The award published on the site of the permanent arbitration court was welcomed by Pakistan and said that it confirmed the court or the competence of the neutral expert despite India’s unilateral act.
