Indus Water Treaty: Pakistan approaches World Bank

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Pakistan on Wednesday approached the World Bank amid reports that India could revoke the 56-year-old Indus Water Treaty.

A delegation led by the Attorney General for Pakistan, Ashtar Ausaf Ali, met with senior officials of the World Bank at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington DC, to discuss matters relating to Pakistan’s recent Request for Arbitration given to India pursuant to Article IX of the Indus Waters Treaty.

The report also said Pakistan approached the International Court of Justice.

Under the treaty, the World Bank has an important role in establishment of the Court of Arbitration by facilitating the process of appointment of three judges, called Umpires, to the Court, while each country appoints two arbitrators.