India informs Pakistan about Sutlej River flood in second contact in a day

India on Monday contacted Pakistan for the second time in a day, alerting Islamabad to possible flood in the Sutlej River.

The latest warning came after an earlier alert about possible high water levels in the Tawi River near Jammu, a media report said, citing diplomatic sources.

It said that the Indian High Commission in Islamabad approached Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to share details of potential flood conditions in the Sutlej River. Such information, they added, has been exchanged between the two countries during previous flood situations.

The Foreign Office (FO), however, said that India issued the warnings through diplomatic channels rather than the Permanent Indus Commission, as outlined under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT).

The FO reiterated that New Delhi is bound to comply fully with the treaty’s provisions, warning that India’s unilateral decision to suspend its implementation constitutes a serious violation of international law and could destabilize the region.

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Earlier on Sunday morning, India sent its first alert since the May military standoff, informing Pakistan about possible flooding in the Tawi River. Pakistani authorities subsequently issued their own warnings based on the data provided, the sources confirmed.

Tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors remain high. In April, 26 people were killed in an attack in Pahalgam, in Indian-illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Following the incident, India announced it was placing the IWT “in abeyance.”

The decades-old water-sharing agreement has endured wars and periods of diplomatic hostility, but recent developments have put it under strain. Reuters reported in May that India is considering infrastructure projects that could reduce water flow to Pakistan from rivers allocated to it under the treaty.