On Saturday, Pakistain accused India of abruptly releasing water into the Jhelum River without notifying Pak authorities.
A Dunya News report highlighted a sudden rise in water levels near Muzaffarabad in Pakistain-occupied Kashmir
...a disputed territory lying between India and Pakistain. After partition, the Paks grabbed half of it and call it Azad (Free) Kashmir. The remainder they refer to as "Indian Occupied Kashmir". They have fought four wars with India over it, the score currently 4-0 in New Delhi's favor. After 72 years of this nonsense, India cut the Gordian knot in 2019, removing the area's special status, breaking off Ladakh as a separate state, and allowing people from other areas to settle (or in the case of the Pandits, to resettle) there....
, attributing the surge to India.
The local administration declared a water emergency in Hattian Bala, approximately 40 km from Muzaffarabad along the Jhelum River, and issued warnings via mosque announcements. The report noted that these alerts sparked panic among residents living near the riverbanks.
According to the report, the water originated from Anantnag in Kashmir and flowed through the Chakothi region of Pakistain-occupied Kashmir.
Pak authorities condemned the action, labelling it a "complete violation of international rules and water agreements".
These allegations followed India's decision to suspend the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty in response to the Pahalgam attack, which was perpetrated by Pakistain-based terrorists.