Decision to contact ICA delayed.ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan on Tuesday postponed the decision to challenge the controversial 45MW Nimoo-Bazgo hydropower project on the Indus River by India. India has completed the construction of Nimoo-Bazgo power project on the Indus RiverEarlier, former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani gave approval to challenge the project in the International Court of Arbitration The International Court of Arbitration is an institution for the resolution of international commercial disputes. The International Court of Arbitration is part of the International Chamber of Commerce. (ICA Ica (ē`kä), city (1993 pop. 108,724), capital of Ica dept., SW Peru, on the Pan-American Highway. It is a commercial center for the cotton, wool, and wine produced in the region. There are several summer resorts nearby. ). An earlier inquiry into the case, conducted by secretary of WAPDA WAPDA Water And Power Development Authority (Pakistan) blamed Pakistan's former Indus Water Commissioner Jamaat Ali Shah for causing delay in dealing with the construction of the Nimoo-Bazgo project. Some other bureaucrats are also suspected of assisting Indian authorities in the matter. Both Pakistan and India have met in similar circumstances on the international forum twice before, once over the construction of Baglihar dam in Indian-administered Kashmir and the second time over the construction of Kishanganga dam on the Neelum River at Gurez, also in Kashmir. |
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