ISLAMABAD: India on Sunday warned Pakistan of a high flood level in the River Tawi in Indian-administered Kashmir, despite New Delhi having suspended a decades-old water-sharing treaty that requires it to share hydrological data with its neighbor.
The Indian High Commission in Islamabad issued a flood warning about the River Tawi, which joins Pakistan’s Chenab River and runs through the border districts of Gujrat and Sialkot. The alert came even though India announced in April it was putting the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance after blaming Pakistan for an attack in Kashmir that killed 26 people, mostly tourists. Pakistan denied involvement and demanded an international probe.
The suspension of the treaty meant India could stop sharing critical information on water releases and flooding and was no longer required to maintain minimum flows to Pakistan during the dry season.
A letter from the Indian High Commission in Pakistan on Sunday, seen by Arab News, said:
“The High Commission of India to Pakistan presents its compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Islamabad and has the honor to convey the following flood data. River and site Name: Tawi, Jammu. Date/Time: 24th August 2025, 10.00 Hrs, flood data: high flood.”
