Has India weaponised water' to deliberately flood Pakistan?

"For the second time in three years, catastrophic monsoon floods have carved a path of destruction across Pakistan's north and central regions, particularly in its Punjab province, submerging villages, drowning farmland, displacing millions and killing hundreds. This year, India Pakistan's archrival and a nuclear-armed neighbour is also reeling. Its northern states, including Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Indian Punjab, have seen widespread flooding as heavy monsoon rains swell rivers on both sides of the border."

"Pakistani authorities say that since late June, when the monsoon season began, at least 884 people have died nationally, more than 220 of them in Punjab. On the Indian side, the casualty count has crossed 100, with more than 30 dead in Indian Punjab. Yet, shared suffering hasn't brought the neighbours closer: In Pakistan's Punjab, which borders India, federal minister Ahsan Iqbal has, in fact, accused New Delhi of deliberately releasing excess water from dams without timely warnings."

"India has started using water as a weapon and has caused wide-scale flooding in Punjab, Iqbal said last month, citing releases into the Ravi, Sutlej and Chenab rivers, all of which originate in Indian territory and flow into Pakistan. Iqbal further said that releasing flood water was the worst example of water aggression by India, which he said threatened lives, property and livelihoods."

Catastrophic monsoon floods have submerged villages, drowned farmland, displaced millions and killed hundreds across Pakistan's north and central regions, especially Punjab, and have also caused widespread flooding in northern Indian states. Reported deaths exceed 884 in Pakistan and over 100 in India. Pakistani officials accuse India of deliberately releasing excess water from dams into rivers — including the Ravi, Sutlej and Chenab — that flow into Pakistan, alleging water aggression amid heightened bilateral tensions and the breakdown of a six-decade water-sharing pact. Climate change and extreme monsoon rains are underlying factors that exacerbate flood risks and humanitarian impacts.

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