India must uphold a water-sharing treaty with Pakistan it suspended amid bilateral tensions and must limit work on a hydroelectric plant it is building in the Kashmir region, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague said on Monday.India in April last year suspended the treaty that ensures water supply to 80 per cent of Pakistani farms, after India identified as Pakistani two of three assailants in an attack that killed 26 people at a tourist destination in Kashmir that month.Islamabad denied any role in the attack and took legal action after India last year also began work to boost reservoir holding capacity at two hydroelectric projects in the Kashmir region.
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India rejects ruling on water-sharing treaty with Pakistan by international court
The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague ruled on Monday that India must uphold its suspended water-sharing treaty with Pakistan and limit construction on a hydroelectric plant in Kashmir. India had suspended the treaty, which supplies water to 80% of Pakistani farms, in April of the previous year following an attack in Kashmir.
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The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague ruled on Monday that India must uphold its suspended water-sharing treaty with Pakistan and limit construction on a hydroelectric plant in Kashmir. India had suspended the treaty, which supplies water to 80% of Pakistani farms, in April of the previous year following an attack in Kashmir. Pakistan denied involvement in the attack and initiated legal action after India began work to increase reservoir capacity at two hydroelectric projects in the region.
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Islamabad denied any role in the attack and took legal action after India began work to boost reservoir holding capacity at two hydroelectric projects in the Kashmir region.
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India identified as Pakistani two of three assailants in an attack that killed 26 people at a tourist destination in Kashmir that month.
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India suspended the treaty that ensures water supply to 80 per cent of Pakistani farms in April last year.
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India must limit work on a hydroelectric plant it is building in the Kashmir region.
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India must uphold a water-sharing treaty with Pakistan it suspended amid bilateral tensions.
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