21st March, 1991, will go down in the history of Pakistan as a pivotal breakthrough in its leap towards the 21st century and turning point in its march towards national consolidation. On that day was unraveled a dispute that had been festering in this part of the subcontinent for the past seventy years. As a follow-up to the meeting of the Chief Ministers at Lahore on March 3, 1991, a meeting of the representatives of the four provinces was held at Lahore on March 04, 1991. Another meeting was held at Karachi on March 16, 1991. The list of participants is attached.
The participants agreed on the following points:
- There was an agreement that the issue relating to Apportionment of the Waters of the Indus River System should be settled as quickly as possible.
- In the light of the accepted water distributional principles the following apportionment was agreed to: