Overview

• Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said India conveyed a flood warning on August 24 through the Indian High Commission rather than the Indus Waters Commission.
• Indian officials described the step as a humanitarian move, with the Ministry of Jal Shakti relaying data to the External Affairs Ministry for transmission to Islamabad, according to The Indian Express.
• The Indus Waters Treaty remains in abeyance following the April Pahalgam attack, halting routine hydrological data exchanges that normally flow via Indus Water Commissioners.
• Pakistani authorities issued public advisories based on the Indian input, with the NDMA already flagging continued heavy rain risks through August 30.
• Severe monsoon rains have strained both sides of the border, with Jammu recording 190.4 mm in 24 hours and Pakistan reporting hundreds of deaths since late June.