WB expert delays Baglihar ruling till Dec

ISLAMABAD—The World Bank arbitrator on the Baglihar Dam dispute between Pakistan and India, Raymond Latiffe, has delayed his much-awaited verdict till mid-February next year, diplomatic sources said Wednesday.
Latiffe decided to delay his verdict after his final meeting with the Pakistani and Indian delegations in Washington. He had earlier informed the two parties that his decision would come in December.
The Pakistani experts were able to prove with the help of elaborate diagrams that the design of the dam was in clear violation of the bilateral Indus Waters Treaty.
According to informed sources, at the Washington meeting the Pakistani experts raised several pointed questions regarding the technical aspects of the project. Reportedly to some of questions the neutral expert of the World Bank had no clear answers. In view of these “new elements” he sought more time to review the matter.—SANA