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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

 

Shri Darpan Talwar

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 (Preliminary Phase on Competence)
download | 24 March 2023 | English | 835.12KB
Pakistan's Memorial (First Phase on the Merits) - Vol. I
download | 22 March 2024 | English | 9.82MB
Pakistan's Memorial (First Phase on the Merits) - Vol. II
download | 22 March 2024 | English | 3.84MB
Pakistan's Final Submissions (First Phase on the Merits)
download | 16 July 2024 | English | 120.50KB
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 | 249.98KB
Technical Questions for the Parties in Advance of the Site Visit
download | 15 April 2024 | English | 14.15KB
Procedural Order No. 11
download | 27 May 2024 | English | 104.34KB
Questions to be Addressed at the Hearing for the First Phase on the Merits
download | 20 June 2024 | English | 114.97KB
Further Questions to be Addressed at the Hearing for the First Phase on the Merits
download | 13 July 2024 | English | 194.25KB
Procedural Order No. 12
download | 29 June 2024 | English | 266.60KB
Procedural Order No. 13
download | 13 August 2024 | English | 227.74KB
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
PCA Press Release - Site Visit of NJHEP
download | 08 May 2024 | English | 3.86MB
PCA Press Release - Hearing for the First Phase on the Merits
download | 19 July 2024 | English | 4.54MB
Other
Correction to the Award on the Competence of the Court
download | 18 September 2023 | English | 494.33KB
Site Visit Presentation 1 - NJHEP General Orientation
download | 24 April 2024 | English | 2.90MB
Site Visit Presentation 2 - HEP Design, Construction and Operation
download | 24 April 2024 | English | 3.45MB
Site Visit Presentation 3 - NJHEP Dam and Reservoir Site
download | 25 April 2024 | English | 1.16MB
Site Visit Presentation 4 - Overview of Dam Site
download | 25 April 2024 | English | 3.49MB
Site Visit Presentation 5 - Run of River HEP Basics I
download | 26 April 2024 | English | 2.09MB
Site Visit Presentation 6 - Run of River HEP Basics II
download | 26 April 2024 | English | 3.07MB
Site Visit Presentation 7 - Dam and Reservoir Inspection
download | 25 April 2024 | English | 835.11KB
Site Visit Presentation 8 - NJHEP Powerhouse Orientation
download | 27 April 2024 | English | 2.18MB
Site Visit Presentation 9 - Dam Powerhouse Basics
download | 27 April 2024 | English | filesize missing
Site Visit Presentation 10 - Power Production
download | 27 April 2024 | English | 1.95MB
Site Visit Presentation 11 - Powerhouse Inspection
download | 27 April 2024 | English | 475.32KB
Site Visit - Neutral Observer Certificate of Conformity
download | 29 April 2024 | English | 326.18KB
Hearing Presentation 1 - Presentation by Syed M Mehar Ali Shah
download | 08 July 2024 | English | 16.54MB
Hearing Presentation 2 - Negotiating the Treaty by Laura Rees-Evans
download | 09 July 2024 | English | 1.68MB
Hearing Presentation 3 - Principles of Treaty Interpretation by Professor Philippa Webb
download | 09 July 2024 | English | 2.04MB
Hearing Presentation 4 - Water usage and sustainability by Stephen Fietta KC
download | 09 July 2024 | English | 8.24MB
Hearing Presentation 5 - Himalayan Run-of-River Design and Operation: An Engineering Perspective by Gregory L. Morris, PE PhD
download | 09 July 2024 | English | 3.42MB
Hearing Presentation 6 - Incorporating a Run-of-River HEP in an Integrated Power System by Peter Rae
download | 09 July 2024 | English | 1.19MB
Hearing Presentation 7 - Baglihar and Kishenganga systemic interpretation issues and response to Court’s Question (a) by Stephen Fietta KC
download | 10 July 2024 | English | 861.81KB
Hearing Presentation 8 - Handout to the presentation by Stephen Fietta KC: Matrices
download | 10 July 2024 | English | 189.40KB
Hearing Presentation 9 - The Western Rivers Run-of-River Hydro Bargain by Professor Philippa Webb
download | 10 July 2024 | English | 1.78MB
Hearing Presentation 10 - Handout to the presentation by Professor Philippa Webb
download | 10 July 2024 | English | 156.03KB
Hearing Presentation 11 - Approaching Paragraph 8 from the Perspective of an Engineer by Gregory L. Morris, PE PhD
download | 11 July 2024 | English | 1.06MB
Hearing Presentation 12 - Outlets, Spillways and Power Intakes by Professor Philippa Webb
download | 11 July 2024 | English | 3.16MB
Hearing Presentation 13 - Freeboard by Dr Cameron Miles
download | 11 July 2024 | English | 2.86MB
Hearing Presentation 14 - Sketch drawn in the presentation by Gregory L. Morris, PE PhD
download | 12 July 2024 | English | 63.85KB
Hearing Presentation 15 - Pondage by Dr Cameron Miles
download | 12 July 2024 | English | 4.78MB
Hearing Presentation 16 - Redesigning in light of Paragraph 8 by Dr Cameron Miles
download | 12 July 2024 | English | 1.03MB
Hearing Presentation 17 - Written Question No. 6 Response on the issue of the Kishenganga Final Award requirement of minimum flow by Sir Daniel Bethlehem KC
download | 15 July 2024 | English | 323.80KB
Hearing Presentation 18 - Questions on Pondage by Peter Rae
download | 15 July 2024 | English | 1.77MB
Hearing Presentation 19 - Addressing the Court’s Questions by Gregory L. Morris, PE PhD
download | 16 July 2024 | English | 858.95KB
Hearing Presentation 20 - Court questions on Pondage by Dr Cameron Miles
download | 16 July 2024 | English | 2.31MB
Hearing Presentation 21 - Handout to the presentation by Dr Cameron Miles
download | 16 July 2024 | English | 949.76KB
Hearing Presentation 22 - Outlets, Spillways and Power Intakes by Professor Philippa Webb
download | 16 July 2024 | English | 1.34MB
Hearing Presentation 23 - Systemic interpretation and paragraph 35(a) of PO6: the scope of Kishenganga’s res judicata effect by Stephen Fietta KC
download | 16 July 2024 | English | 544.87KB
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
Site Visit Photo No 1
download | 08 May 2024 | English | 2.69MB
Site Visit Photo No 2
download | 08 May 2024 | English | 2.08MB
Site Visit Photo No 3
download | 08 May 2024 | English | 2.93MB
Site Visit Photo No 4
download | 08 May 2024 | English | 2.98MB
Site Visit Photo No 5
download | 08 May 2024 | English | 2.64MB
Site Visit Photo No 6
download | 08 May 2024 | English | 2.54MB
Site Visit Photo No 7
download | 08 May 2024 | English | 3.57MB
Site Visit Photo No 8
download | 08 May 2024 | English | 2.38MB
Site Visit Photo No 9
download | 08 May 2024 | English | 2.09MB
Site Visit Photo No 10
download | 08 May 2024 | English | 3.39MB
Site Visit Photo No 11
download | 08 May 2024 | English | 2.09MB
Site Visit Photo No 13
download | 08 May 2024 | English | 3.18MB
Site Visit Photo No 14
download | 08 May 2024 | English | 2.55MB
Site Visit Photo No 15
download | 08 May 2024 | English | 3.20MB
Site Visit Photo No 16
download | 08 May 2024 | English | 1.75MB
Site Visit Photo No 12
download | 08 May 2024 | English | 2.69MB
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
Site Visit Transcript - 24 April 2024
download | 24 April 2024 | English | 418.23KB
Site Visit Transcript - 25 April 2024
download | 25 April 2024 | English | 379.65KB
Site Visit Transcript - 26 April 2024
download | 26 April 2024 | English | 468.11KB
Site Visit Transcript - 27 April 2024
download | 27 April 2024 | English | 493.60KB
Hearing for First Phase on the Merits Transcript (Day 1)
download | 08 July 2024 | English | 744.50KB
Hearing for First Phase on the Merits Transcript (Day 2)
download | 09 July 2024 | English | 779.82KB
Hearing for First Phase on the Merits Transcript (Day 3)
download | 10 July 2024 | English | 772.90KB
Hearing for First Phase on the Merits Transcript (Day 4)
download | 11 July 2024 | English | 798.28KB
Hearing for First Phase on the Merits Transcript (Day 5)
download | 12 July 2024 | English | 873.63KB
Hearing for First Phase on the Merits Transcript (Day 6)
download | 15 July 2024 | English | 479.74KB
Hearing for First Phase on the Merits Transcript (Day 7)
download | 16 July 2024 | English | 839.50KB