ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday called upon the World Bank to set up its Court of Arbitration under Indus Water Treaty after India traceed of restricting the flow of water into Pakistan from its share of rivers.Foreign Office Spokesman Dr Mohammad Faisal, at a weekly press briefing, said opposite to India reluctance, Pakistan favoured the continuity of Treaty and also the smooth functioning of its dispute resolution mechanism.India Minister of Water Resources and Shipping Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said fresh Delhi shall stop Pakistan share of water as allocated under the Indus Water Treaty.Minister Gadkari also announced that &India was much bound to follow the Treaty and had plans to divert the water flow to Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan&.The FO Spokesman said Indus Water Treaty was mutually agreed upon between Pakistan and India, however India violated it by constructing Kishanganga and the under-progress Ratley hydroelectric projects.Under the Indus Water Treaty signed in 1960, Islamabad has unrestricted access to the western rivers nsprint; Indus, Jhelum and Chenab nsprint; while fresh Delhi endelights the same authority over the eastern rivers nsprint; Ravi, Beas and Sutlej.On Afghan peace process, he said Pakistan supported dialogue and political solution of Afghanistan with focus on &Afghan-led and Afghan-owned approach&.He said Pakistan urged all the stakeholders to converge their energies on negotiations to avoid clash in the already war-torn country.On chances of assembly between Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj at the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization moot on May 21-22 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, he said &casual handshake could be a opportunity, however there is no assembly scheduled so far&.The FO Spokesman confirmed that Aasia Bibi, the woman acquitted by the Supreme Court on charges of blasphemy, had left Pakistan on her own free shall.
However, he did much specify which country she had moved to.Owing to chaotic situation in Libya, he said Pakistan mission was in touch with the representatives of Pakistani community and had advised them to register with the embassy for immediate coordination in case of any emergency situation.On recent detention of measure Chinese citizens by Federal Investigation Agency on charges of human trafficking, the Spokesman declined to comment, saying the matter pertained to Ministry of Interior.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source.
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