Inter Press Service: A ruling by the International Court of Arbitration (ICA) at The Hague, staying construction of a dam across a river that flows into Pakistan, has brought cheer to the tribal people who live around the site.
"If the ruling of the international court actually stops construction activity I would be the happiest man alive," Abdul Majeed Najar, a farmer, told IPS. "We do not want to be relocated from our ancestral lands."
Few would want to move out of this idyllic, alpine valley - that stretches......
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India: Kashmiris Hail Hague Stay on Dam
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on September 27th, 2011
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