02-12-2007, 09:05 PM
<b>Baglihar Project gets World Bank nod</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Pakistan has opposed the construction of the project, particularly the design and height of the dam.
Prior to the final meeting with representatives of the two countries on November 7, Lafitte had circulated to India and Pakistan a draft containing his conclusions on the arbitration, which upheld New Delhi's view on the issue.
The arbitrator was slated to give his "final determination" by the end of last year but had put it off till February this year after Pakistan took strong exception to his circulated draft.
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It means another gift by Moron Singh to his motherland.
Prior to the final meeting with representatives of the two countries on November 7, Lafitte had circulated to India and Pakistan a draft containing his conclusions on the arbitration, which upheld New Delhi's view on the issue.
The arbitrator was slated to give his "final determination" by the end of last year but had put it off till February this year after Pakistan took strong exception to his circulated draft.
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It means another gift by Moron Singh to his motherland.