ISLAMABAD : Minister for Water and Power Syed Naveed Qamar told the
National Assembly on Wednesday that India has
constructed forty-three hydel projects on Western rivers flowing from India to
Pakistan.
Responding to a call attention notice moved by Nawab Abdul Ghani Talpur and
others he said that thirty hydel projects have been constructed by India after
the signing of the Indus Basin Treaty. Eight of these can be categorized as
major hydel projects while remaining are small power generating projects. He
said that Pakistan has raised the Kishan Ganga Dam project in the international
court of justice and the matter is under arbitration in the Hague.
Earlier a privilege motion moved by Akhunzada Chittan regarding alleged
misbehaviour of Political Agent Bajour Agency with him was referred to the
Privileges Committee of the House.
Minister for States and Frontier Regions Engineer Shaukatullah did not oppose the motion. SANA
Minister for States and Frontier Regions Engineer Shaukatullah did not oppose the motion. SANA
