Overview

• India relayed a Aug 24 warning of high water on the Tawi River to Pakistan through its High Commission in Islamabad, bypassing the Indus Waters Commission.
• Pakistan’s Foreign Office confirmed receipt on Aug 25 and said the message came via diplomatic channels, urging India to comply with the treaty framework.
• Sources in New Delhi said the move was taken on humanitarian grounds and does not reinstate suspended Indus Waters Treaty mechanisms.
• Pakistani authorities issued local warnings and carried out evacuations downstream after receiving the alert, as rivers continued to rise during intense monsoon rains.
• The exchange is the first publicly acknowledged official contact since May’s cross‑border strikes, with Pakistan reporting about 800 monsoon deaths and further heavy rain forecasts.