Pakistani and Indian officials on Saturday started talks on water projects in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, according to the private Geo TV.
The talks will go on till June 4, it said.
Earlier, an 11-member delegation of Indian water officials arrived in Lahore to discuss the controversial water projects. The delegation composed of some technical experts of the water sector was led by Indian Indus Water Treaty Commissioner G. Aranga Nathan.
Talking to reporters at the airport, Nathan said that the items on the agenda would be discussed during the talks. He also said that no discussion would be held on the issue of the Baglihar Dam as it had already been decided.
However, Pakistani side will put up the some controversial issues, particularly the Kishanganga and Baglihar hydropower water storage project of India on the Chenab River, according to local media reports.
Source: Xinhua
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