Talks on Indus Waters Treaty conclude; India rejects Pakistan's objections on 2 hydropower projects, says official
• 7 years agoAfter the conclusion of talks, the first official engagement between India and Pakistan since Imran Khan became the prime minister on 18 August, Pakistan's Commissioner for Indus Waters Syed Meher Ali Shah told reporters that there would be no briefing and statement on the issue.
Flash floods in Jammu kill three people, damage nearly dozen houses and wash away cattle; officials issue advisory
• 7 years agoNearly a dozen 'kacha' houses were also damaged in floods while cattle were perished in different districts over the past three days.
India, Pakistan start high-level talks on Indus Waters Treaty in Washington
• 7 years agoIndia and Pakistan on Thursday started high-level talks on technical issues of the Indus Waters Treaty Washington, a senior World Bank official said
Efforts on to bring back BSF soldier who entered Pakistan
Fp Archives • 11 years agoEfforts are on to bring back an Indian trooper who entered Pakistan after being swept away in the Chenab River in Jammu district, sources said.
BSF jawan gets drifted by Chenab current, captured by Pakistan
Fp Archives • 11 years agoOfficials said the trooper, identified as Satyasheel Yadav of the water wing of the border guarding force, was out on a patrol with three other personnel in the Paragwal-Khour sub-sector of general area Akhnoor along the Line of Control when the boat they were travelling in developed a problem.
Pakistan objects to 4 Indian projects on Chenab river
Fp Archives • 12 years agoPakistan has raised objections to four power projects being built by India on the Chenab river on the ground that they allegedly violate the Indus Waters Treaty.
Jammu floods: Eight dead, 1500 houses suffered extensive damage
Fp Archives • 12 years agoEight people have died and over 1,500 houses suffered extensive damage due to floods caused by incessant rains in Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir, an official said Saturday.
Pakistan sets new body to protect its water rights
Fp Archives • 13 years agoPrime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has set up a new body to examine construction of dams and water projects by India and Afghanistan and to coordinate steps to protect the country's water rights.