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US urges amicable solution of Indus Waters Treaty dispute between India, Pakistan
 [DAWN] US Secretary of State John F. I was in Vietnam, you knowKerry Former Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, self-defined war hero, speaker of French, owner of a lucky hat,conqueror of Cambodia, unsuccessful presidential candidate, and utterly failed Secretary of State... made a telephone call to the Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar on Thursday night in which he said United States was aware of Pakistain’s complaint against India's alleged violation of Indus Waters Treaty, said a statement issued by the government on Friday. "US would like to see an amicable solution to this issue," Kerry was quoted as saying by the federal government. The finance minister mentioned it to John Kerry that Indus Waters Treaty is an international commitment and it is the responsibility of the World Bank to make sure that India honours this treaty and the water rights of hundreds of millions of people of Pakistain are protected. Earlier this week, Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry said India's violation of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) would set a dangerous precedent for other countries to behave similarly, but remained hopeful that India would refrain from such actions. Posted by: Fred 2016-12-31 |
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