New Delhi, July 24, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
India on Friday rejected reports in Pakistani media alleging that New Delhi was deliberately causing flooding in Pakistan, describing the claims as baseless, factually incorrect and technically untenable.
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the increase in water flow in the Chenab River was a result of heavy monsoon rainfall in Jammu and adjoining catchment areas between July 20 and 23.
Addressing a media briefing, Jaiswal said Pakistan’s own Flood Forecasting Division had attributed the rise in Chenab water levels to intense rainfall in the upper catchment areas.
He said attempts to portray a weather-related flood situation as an upstream intervention by India were contrary to facts and contradicted by Pakistan’s official flood advisories.
Jaiswal noted that Pakistan’s Flood Forecasting Division, in its advisory issued on July 22, had stated that high flows at Marala were expected due to heavy rainfall and would gradually decline as rainfall reduced in the catchment areas.
The MEA spokesperson also rejected allegations that India withheld flood-related information, saying the river flows during the period did not reach levels requiring special flood warnings.
He added that India would continue to share high-flood data with Pakistan on humanitarian grounds through diplomatic channels whenever required.
On the Indus Waters Treaty, Jaiswal reiterated India’s position that the agreement remains in abeyance until Pakistan “abjures its support for cross-border terrorism”.
The Indus Waters Treaty was signed between India and Pakistan in 1960 for the utilisation of waters from the Indus river system. India had placed the treaty in abeyance after a terror attack last year, citing national security concerns.
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