India-Pakistan Flooding Clash Escalates India-Pakistan Flooding Dispute Intensifies, Pakistani officials said Friday that New Delhi’s suspension of a river-sharing deal and the failure of the gates on an Indian barrage have exacerbated flooding in Pakistan caused by water streaming downstream from India.
India-Pakistan flooding, Pakistan Faces Worst Floods in 40 Years as Monsoon Rains Devastate Cities
This week, neighboring enemies and Pakistan were devastated by torrential monsoon rains, and this weekend is expected to bring even more intense downpours. The greatest flooding in nearly 40 years struck eastern Pakistan on Friday, threatening to drown the large town of Jhang and affecting the suburbs of Lahore, the country’s second-biggest city.
The countries share rivers that flow into Pakistan from India and have been governed by the Indus Waters Treaty for more than 60 years. Following the shooting deaths of 26 people by militants who New Delhi claimed were supported by Islamabad—a claim Pakistan disputes—India discontinued that accord this year.
Pakistan Blames India for Withholding Crucial Water Data, Says Flood Impact Could Have Been Reduced
The Express Tribune News
Pakistan’s Planning Minister, Ahsan Iqbal, told Reuters that information on water flows that India was supposed to share under the pact had not reached Pakistan in a timely or comprehensive manner. “With better information, we could have managed better,” Iqbal remarked. We could have lessened the effects if the Indus Waters Treaty had been in effect.
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