India: Indian delegation to visit Pakistan for Indus commission meet from March 1

NEW DELHI, 21 February 2022, (TON): A senior Jal Shakti Ministry official said “a 10-member Indian delegation will visit Pakistan for the annual meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission from March 1-3.”

The official said “in a first since the signing of the Indus Water Treaty between the two countries, three female officers will also be part of the Indian delegation, which will be advising the Indian Commissioner on various issues during the meeting.”

Last year, a delegation led by the Pakistan Commissioner for Indus Waters had visited India for the annual meeting.

Pradeep Kumar Saxena, Indian Commissioner for Indus Waters, told media “the annual meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission will be held in Islamabad, Pakistan between March 1 and 3, 2022.”

The delegation will comprise Saxena’s advisors from the Central Water Commission, the Central Electricity Authority, the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation and the Ministry of External Affairs.

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