India has rejected allegations that it deliberately caused flooding in Pakistan. Officials said the rise in Chenab River flows resulted from heavy monsoon rains.
The Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal addressed the claims during a weekly briefing on Friday. He stated that Pakistani media reports alleging deliberate flooding by India are baseless and contrary to the facts.
Jaiswal explained that the recent increase in flows in the River Chenab is a direct consequence of intense monsoon rainfall over Jammu and adjoining catchment areas during 20–23 July 2026.
Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn reported that at least 37 people have died in rain-related incidents. The ongoing monsoon spell triggered flash floods and landslides that damaged houses, crops, livestock and roads in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab.
