Sir, we need help on the Creek issue, Pak complains to UN

January 10, 2012 12:55

In other news:

Pakistan has complained to UN chief Ban Ki-moon that the geographical coordinates notified by India of the Sir Creek estuary are "inconsistent"
with international law and "impinge" upon Islamabad's territorial limits in the disputed area. The complaint was made in a letter from Pakistan's mission to the UN here which has been posted on the UN website.

It is in response to India's notifications specifying its geographical coordinates and boundary claims with regard to Sir Creek, which were placed on the website of the UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea in May and November 2009.

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