Indus Waters Treaty Arbitration (Pakistan v. India)

On 19 August 2016, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan instituted arbitral proceedings against the Republic of India under Paragraph 2(b) of Annexure G to the Indus Waters Treaty 1960. A Court of Arbitration was constituted pursuant to Annexure G. The Permanent Court of Arbitration acts as Secretariat to the Court of Arbitration pursuant to Paragraph 15(a) of Annexure G.

Case information

Name(s) of Claimant(s)	The Islamic Republic of Pakistan (- N/A -)
Name(s) of Respondent(s)	The Republic of India (- N/A -)
Names of Parties	-
Case number	2023-01
Administering institution	Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Case status	Pending
Type of case	Inter-state arbitration
Subject matter or economic sector	Electricity/Power
Rules used in arbitral proceedings	- Other -
Treaty or contract under which proceedings were commenced	[Bilateral treaty] Indus Waters Treaty Country A: India Country B: Pakistan
Language of Proceeding	English
Seat of Arbitration (by Country)	-
Arbitrator(s)	Court of Arbitration: Professor Sean D. Murphy (Chairman) Professor Wouter Buytaert Mr. Jeffrey P. Minear Judge Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh Dr. Donald Blackmore
Representatives of the Claimant(s)	Agent for Pakistan: Mr. Ahmad Irfan Aslam Additional Attorney-General for Pakistan Office of the Attorney-General for Pakistan Representatives for Pakistan: Mr. Hassan Nasir Jamy Secretary to the Government of Pakistan, Ministry of Water Resources Mr. Syed Muhammad Mehar Ali Shah Pakistan Commissioner for Indus Waters Ms. Leena Nishtar Office of the Attorney-General for Pakistan Counsel for Pakistan: Sir Daniel Bethlehem KC Twenty Essex Professor Attila Tanzi 3 Verulam Buildings Professor Philippa Webb Twenty Essex Dr Cameron Miles 3 Verulam Buildings Mr Stephen Fietta KC Mr Jiries Saadeh Ms Laura Rees-Evans Fietta LLP
Representatives of the Respondent(s)	Representatives for India: Shri Pankaj Kumar Secretary, Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti Mr. A.K. Pal Commissioner (Indus) Ministry of Jal Shakti
Representatives of the Parties
Number of Arbitrators in case	5
Date of commencement of proceeding	19 August 2016
Date of issue of final award	-
Length of Proceedings	Pending
Additional notes	-

Documents

Press Release

PCA Press Release - First Meeting of Court of Arbitration

download | 03 February 2023 | English | 1.87MB

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First Meeting Photo No 1

download | 28 January 2023 | English | 12.64MB

First Meeting Photo No 2

download | 28 January 2023 | English | 5.86MB

First Meeting Photo No 3

download | 28 January 2023 | English | 6.91MB

First Meeting Photo No 4

download | 28 January 2023 | English | 6.48MB

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