Overview

• India relayed the Aug. 24 warning through diplomatic channels rather than the Indus Waters Commission, according to officials on both sides.
• Pakistan’s Foreign Office confirmed receipt and said the notice flagged potential high flooding in the Tawi, a tributary of the Chenab that affects downstream areas in Punjab.
• Provincial agencies in Pakistan issued local alerts and carried out evacuations following the message.
• Indian sources described the step as a one-off humanitarian communication, with routine hydrological data-sharing under the suspended treaty still paused.
• Relentless monsoon rains have killed about 799 people in Pakistan, and authorities forecast further heavy precipitation into late August and early September.