The water resources standing committee’s session was chaired by Ahmed Ateeq Anwar.
The federal secretary told the NA body in a hearing that India didn’t convene the Indus Water Commissioners meeting in two years despite a request from Pakistan.
He said under the water treaty Pakistan has right over the water of three western rivers of the Indus basin i.e. Indus River, Chenab and Jhelum.
“India can reserve only 3.6-million-acre-feet of water of these rivers for power generation”, the secretary told the committee.
Water Resources Secretary said that India in its letter wrote to Pakistan, used words of ‘held in abeyance’ for the water treaty.
“Pakistan deems the IWT in force; the Indus basin treaty could not be suspended,” a government official said.
“It will be a violation of the treaty if India affects the river water supply to Pakistan,” he said.
“India has recently conducted manipulation in Chenab’s water at Baglihar dam, Pakistan’s Indus water commissioner is looking into the matter,” the secretary added.
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