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Permanent Indus Commission : Points to Remember

Kumari Sonali

Permanent Indus Commission:

 

After a gap of more than two and half years Indian and Pakistani delegations began the 116th Meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission.

  • The Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) is a bilateral commission consisting of officials from India and Pakistan.
  • It was created to implement and manage the goals and objectives and outlines of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) which was signed in September 1960 with World Bank standing guarantee for any dispute resolution.
  • The last meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission was held on August 29, 2018.
  • Recent meeting: The meeting which coincided with the National Day of Pakistan is being viewed as part of the broader process of normalisation of bilateral ties between the two neighbours.
  • The two-day meeting of the Commission is being led on the Indian side by Indus Water Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Saxena.
  • The Pakistani delegation is led by Pakistan’s Commissioner for Indus Waters Syed Mohammad Mehr Ali Shah.

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