Hague court rejects India’s objections over water treatyReuters, AMSTERDAM and NEW DELHIThe Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague on Thursday rejected India’s objections to a Pakistan-initiated procedure over water use in the Indus River basin, reopening a procedure that had been blocked for many years. India called the arbitration proceeding illegal as a neutral expert was also looking at the issue and the World Bank-brokered treaty prohibits parallel proceedings. Fishers pull a fishing net as they catch fish along the Indus River in Hyderabad, Pakistan, on June 11, 2017. India has boycotted The Hague court proceedings and questioned the competence of the court. Pakistan’s Foreign Office said that it remained fully committed to the implementation of the Indus Water Treaty and its settlement mechanism, which it termed a “foundational agreement” between the two countries.
