Jhelum overflows, report Pakistan media

Guwahati: As India starts mounting all kinds of strategic pressure on Pakistan for its covert support to the terrorists while indulging in various terror activities inside the Kashmir valley for decades, the media outlets based in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi have seemingly shown its aftermath. The mainstream media outlets of Pakistan on Sunday reported how Jhelum river was flowing with a charged current of water ‘due to New Delhi’s hands’, which recently suspended the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty after the Pahalgam barbaric incident, where at least 26 innocent tourists faced the bullets of terrorists after they were segregated and targeted for being non-Muslims. 
Popular newspaper ‘The Express Tribune’ on 27 April 2025 published a news item titled ‘Sudden water surge in Jhelum baffles all’ with a photograph stating how a swelling Jhelum river in Muzaffarabad, capital of the Pakistani-occupied Kashmir, surprises everyone as the local weather continues to be dry with no recent rainfalls. Mentionable is that Jhelum flows from Jammu and Kashmir to PoK and then enters Punjab province of Pakistan.
“The sudden release of water triggered a high-level flood, causing fear and havoc among local communities overnight,” said the report, adding that the Muzaffarabad administration declared a water emergency as the rising waters caught residents flat-footed. Following the situation, mosque announcements were made across riverside settlements, warning people to take immediate precautionary measures, while the administration launched emergency safety protocols, added the report.
Another influential daily ‘The News International’ reported that ‘there was a sudden severe flood in the Jhelum river, causing panic among the local people’. The Muzaffarabad administration has imposed a water emergency after the situation. The report also added that the move was ‘a clear violation of international laws and river agreements’. ‘Daily Times’ also alleged that ‘India suddenly released water into the Jhelum river without informing Pakistan’ that caused a sharp rise in water levels near Muzaffarabad. In response, the local administration declared a water emergency in Hattian Bala, warning residents through mosque announcements. The move created panic among people living near the riverbanks, the report added.
Media outlet ‘Dunya News’ also reported that India suddenly released water into the Jhelum river following which a sharp rise in water levels up to 8 feet near Muzaffarabad was witnessed. Similarly, ‘Ary News’ alleged that a large quantity of water was released in Jhelum to create a flood like situation in Pakistan. The local disaster management authority claimed that the water was discharged from the Uri dam in the other side of border. A warning has been given by the authorities that the surge in water flow could lead to partial flooding, it added.