Pak-India water talks in U.S. remain inconclusive.
The World Bank remains committed to act in good faith and with "complete impartiality and transparency" in fulfilling its responsibilities under the Treaty, while continuing to assist the countries, it said in its statement.
"Both India and Pakistan have agreed to continue discussions over the Indus Waters Treaty and reconvene in September in Washington, DC", the World Bank had said in a brief statement.
Pakistan has requested the World Bank to fulfill its obligation to establish a court of arbitration to settle its water dispute with India in the light of the Indus Waters Treaty.
The Pakistani delegation, headed by Secretary Water Resources Division Arif Ahmed Khan and comprising Secretary of Water and Power Yousuf Naseem Khokhar, High Commissioner of Indus Waters Treaty Mirza Asif Baig and Joint Secretary of Water Syed Mehar Ali Shah attended the talks.
The latest dispute arose over the construction of the 330-MW Kishenganga and 850-MW Ratle hydroelectric plants on the tributaries of the Jhelum and Chenab rivers in Jammu and Kashmir.
Union Water Resources Secretary Amarjit Singh is leading a multi-disciplinary delegation at the talks, which includes representatives from the Ministry of External Affairs, Power, India’s Indus Water Commissioner and Central Water Commission.
India interprets the permission for "other uses", as meaning that it cannot only construct the Kishanganga and Ratle dams, but also several other projects.
According to sources, Pakistan was to repeat its reservations under the Indus Waters Treaty over the design change in the 330MW Kishanganga hydroelectric plant, being constructed at River Neelum by India, as well the design of the 850MW Ratli hydroelectric plant being constructed on River Chenab.
However, the neighbouring country is interpenetrating a term "other uses" used in the treaty’s content as a permission for construction of power plants.