Overview

• Pakistan’s disaster agency said evacuations are underway in Punjab after India released water from swollen reservoirs and rivers near the border.
• Officials reported about 150,000 people moved to safer areas, including more than 14,000 from Kasur and over 89,000 from Bahawalnagar.
• India warned of potential cross-border flooding in the first publicly acknowledged official contact in months, with an Indian official describing the alert as a humanitarian step.
• The warning was sent via diplomatic channels rather than the Indus Waters Commission, which India suspended after April’s violence, a suspension Pakistan argues it cannot impose unilaterally.
• Rivers remain high as heavy monsoon rains persist, with Indian authorities reporting widespread overflow and the IMD expecting continued rain through Tuesday night, while Pakistan reports nearly 800 flood deaths since late June.