NEW DELHI, March 29 (Xinhua) -- The two-day meeting of Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) between India and Pakistan began here on Thursday, officials said.
The representatives from the two sides are expected to discuss various issues under the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) during the two-day meeting.
According to India's state-run broadcaster -- All India Radio (AIR), the Indian delegation comprises of India's Indus water commissioner P K Saxena, a representative from foreign ministry and technical experts.
Pakistan's six-member delegation is being led by Syed Muhammad Mehar Ali Shah, Pakistan's Commissioner for Indus Waters.
The PIC is a bilateral commission consisting of officials from India and Pakistan, created to implement and manage the goals of the IWT.
Post-partition of the subcontinent water-sharing was a major problem between India and Pakistan. The issue was resolved with the arbitration of the World Bank and a settlement in the name of IWT was reached in 1960.
The agreement puts riders on how the two countries use and share water resources.
Out of the six rivers in what is called the Indus basin, India has exclusive rights over waters of the three major Eastern rivers - Ravi, Beas and Sutlej before they enter Pakistan, while Pakistan has rights to three large Western rivers that first flow through Indian-controlled Kashmir -- Indus, Jhelum and Chenab.
The treaty has withstood two wars and numerous other conflicts.
Last year the PIC meeting was held in Islamabad.
The annual meeting of PIC is held alternately in India and Pakistan as mandated by the treaty.
