New Delhi, Sept. 5 -- India has been sharing high flood data with Pakistan through diplomatic channels, including its High Commission in Islamabad, as a "humanitarian gesture," the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday.

At the weekly briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "We have been sharing high flood data with Pakistan through our High Commission, through our diplomatic channels. This is being done as and when required first. You have seen the kind of water that is rainfall that is happening in that part of India and that part of the world. And this is being done based on humanitarian consideration."

On August 26, Indian officials had communicated details about possible flooding in Pakistan. The Indian High Com...