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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
Procedural rules - 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), Conciliator(s), Other Neutral(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

Government of Pakistan

 

Deputy Agent for Pakistan: 

Mr. Raja Naeem Akbar

Federal Secretary

Ministry of Law and Justice

Government of Pakistan

 

Representatives for Pakistan:

Mr. Someir Siraj

Mr. Zohair Waheed

Ms. Leena Nishtar

Office of the Attorney-General for Pakistan

 

Mr. Syed Ali Murtaza

Federal Secretary

Ministry of Water Resources

 

Mr. Syed Muhammad Mehar Ali Shah

Pakistan Commissioner for Indus Waters

 

Mr. Khalid Mahmood

General Manager, Water and Agriculture Division

National Engineering Services Pakistan (NESPAK)

 

Mr. Syed Shahroz Bakhtiyar

Office of the Minister of Law and Justice 

 

Ms. Zainab Malik

Office of the Secretary of Law and Justice

 

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

Ms. Laura Rees-Evans

Ms. Megan Rippin

Ms. Miglena Angelova

Ms. Jane Byrne

Fietta LLP

 

Mr. Sean Brannigan KC

4 Pump Court
Representatives of the Respondent(s)

India has not appointed an Agent.  The Court of Arbitration has directed communications to the following representatives, ex officio:

 

Ms. Debashree Mukherjee

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

Notice of Arbitration
Request for Arbitration (including Note Verbale)
download | 19 August 2016 | English | 1.02MB
Amended Request for Arbitration
download | 28 July 2023 | English | 1.85MB
Written submission
Letter from India to the World Bank (including Explanatory Note)
download | 21 December 2022 | English | 6.55MB
Statement on Coordination and Division of Competence (Pakistan)
download | 23 February 2023 | English | 4.20MB
Response of Pakistan
download | 24 March 2023 | English | 835.12KB
Procedural Documents
Procedural Order No. 1
download | 02 February 2023 | English | 210.19KB
Procedural Order No. 2
download | 15 March 2023 | English | 182.06KB
Supplemental Rules of Procedure
download | 31 March 2023 | English | 348.22KB
Questions to be Addressed at the Hearing on Competence
download | 26 April 2023 | English | 252.91KB
Procedural Order No. 3
download | 02 May 2023 | English | 216.82KB
Procedural Order No. 4
download | 05 May 2023 | English | 203.45KB
Procedural Order No. 5
download | 09 May 2023 | English | 297.70KB
Further Questions to be Addressed at the Hearing on Competence
download | 12 May 2023 | English | 16.78KB
Procedural Order No. 6
download | 06 July 2023 | English | 187.86KB
Procedural Order No. 7
download | 22 July 2023 | English | 160.72KB
Procedural Order No. 8
download | 10 August 2023 | English | 175.45KB
Procedural Order No. 9
download | 02 February 2024 | English | 260.35KB
Procedural Order No. 10
download | 03 February 2024 | English | 212.85KB
Award or other decision
Award on the Competence of the Court
download | 06 July 2023 | English | 2.09MB
Press Release
PCA Press Release - First Meeting of Court of Arbitration
download | 03 February 2023 | English | 1.87MB
PCA Press Release - Hearing on Competence
download | 17 May 2023 | English | 830.33KB
PCA Press Release - Award on the Competence of the Court
download | 06 July 2023 | English | 218.55KB
Other
Correction to the Award on the Competence of the Court
download | 18 September 2023 | English | 494.33KB
Image
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
Hearing on Competence Photo
download | 13 May 2023 | English | 2.51MB
Transcript/Minutes
Hearing on Competence (Day 1)
download | 11 May 2023 | English | 1.34MB
Hearing on Competence (Day 2)
download | 12 May 2023 | English | 776.29KB
Hearing on Competence (Day 3)
download | 13 May 2023 | English | 852.36KB