India has shared flood-related information in Jammu and Kashmir with Pakistan as a precautionary measure in light of a potential emergency, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Monday. The communication, made on humanitarian grounds, was sent by the Indian High Commission in Islamabad to Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday.

This marks the first time such information was shared through diplomatic channels, rather than via the Indus Water Commissioners — the usual route under the Indus Waters Treaty. The treaty, however, remains in abeyance following the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 people.

According to reports, Pakistan issued flood alerts based on the inputs received from India.

After the April attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that "blood and water cannot flow together," and on May 7, India carried out precision strikes on terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in retaliation.

The Indus Waters Treaty, signed in 1960, has come under fresh political scrutiny. Last week, at a meeting of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) parliamentary party, PM Modi strongly criticised former PM Jawaharlal Nehru for what he called a "one-sided" agreement. Modi accused Nehru of signing the treaty without parliamentary approval and compromising India’s water rights, saying it disproportionately benefited Pakistan.