The World Bank has asked Pakistan to  accept India’s offer of appointing a “neutral expert” to solve the Kishanganga dam dispute with india ,also  to stand down from pursuing its stand of referring the Kishanganga dam dispute to the International Court of Arbitration (ICA), Dawn reported

In a fresh communication last week, World Bank president Jim Yong Kim advised the Pakistan  government to withdraw from its stand of taking the matter to the ICA for which the bank had on Nov 10, 2016 even picked a US chief justice, the rector of Imperial College, London, and the WB president for appointing chairman of the court to resolve the dispute over the dam.

Pakistan considers the construction of the Kishanganga dam in India-held Kashmir over the waters flowing into the western rivers a violation of the Indus Waters Treaty 1960 since it will not only alter the course of the river but also deplete the water level of the rivers that flow into Pakistan. Thus the dispute should be referred to the international court of arbitration.

On the other hand, India describes the issue as differences between it and Pakistan over the design of the dam and, therefore, it should be addressed by some neutral experts.