SRINAGAR: India has alerted Pakistan about a potential flood in the Tawi River, according to a Pakistani media report, even as the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) remains suspended following the Pahalgam terror attack, according to multiple media reports.
A report published by The News on Sunday, citing official sources, claimed that India conveyed the warning through its High Commission in Islamabad. However, neither New Delhi nor Islamabad has issued an official confirmation. The report added that such alerts are typically shared through the Indus Water Commissioners under the 1960 World Bank-brokered treaty.
If confirmed, this would mark the first significant contact between the two countries since the India-Pakistan conflict in May. Pakistani authorities, after receiving the alert, have reportedly issued warnings for vulnerable areas along the river.
India suspended the IWT earlier this year as part of punitive measures against Pakistan after the Pahalgam terror attack, disrupting the regular channel of water-related communication between the two nations.
The flood warning comes at a time when Pakistan is already reeling under heavy monsoon rains. The country’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) recently issued a fresh advisory predicting more downpours until 30 August. Earlier spells between 26 June and 20 August left at least 788 people dead and more than 1,000 injured.
