Published on, Aug. 26 -- August 26, 2025 11:48 AM

The Foreign Office on Monday said India had shared flood warnings with Pakistan but stressed that the alerts were routed through diplomatic channels rather than the Indus Waters Commission, as stipulated under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT).

India in April held the IWT in abeyance following the attack in occupied Kashmir's Pahalgam that killed 26 - an incident New Delhi blamed on Islamabad without evidence. Pakistan termed any attempt to suspend its water share an "act of war", noting the IWT had no provision for unilateral suspension.

Under paragraph 8 of Article IV of the IWT, "each party agrees to communicate to the other party, as far in advance as practicable, any information it may...