Pakistan Accuses India of Water Aggression After Deadly Floods

Severe monsoon floods and glacial melts in northern Pakistan have killed at least 905 people and displaced millions, with 1,400 villages submerged in Punjab province. The Government of Pakistan and federal minister Ahsan Iqbal accused India of water aggression, alleging that India deliberately released water from upstream dams in Jammu and Kashmir to cause wide-scale flooding in Punjab.

India denies these claims, with the Ministry of External Affairs stating that it has shared high flood data through diplomatic channels and the Indian High Commission in Islamabad as a humanitarian gesture. These tensions follow India's unilateral suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty in April 2025 following the Pahalgam attack. While the Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled this suspension illegal on June 27, 2025, Indian Home Minister Amit Shah declared the treaty would never be restored.

Pakistani Foreign Office spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan demanded full compliance with the treaty, arguing that the data India provided was less detailed than in the past and bypassed established commissioner channels. In separate briefings, Khan also accused India of sponsoring terrorism on Pakistani soil and urged Afghanistan to dismantle terrorist safe havens. Meanwhile, the United Nations expressed solidarity with Pakistan, and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher released $600,000 for recovery efforts as floodwaters move south toward Sindh.