Jammu, June 27 -- MEA asks Pak to focus on ending cross border terrorism
Srinagar, Jun 27:Rejecting the ruling by a Court of Arbitration that issued a "supplemental award" regarding the Kishenganga and Ratle hydroelectric projects inJammu and Kashmir,Indiaon Friday said that the tribunal has no legal authority to intervene.
Both the hydel projects are situated on tributaries of theIndusriver system and have been a longstanding point of contention betweenIndiaandPakistan.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated that the tribunal has no legal authority and that its establishment was inconsistent with the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) signed in 1960.
The MEA said the ruling referred to as a "supplemental award" relates ...