Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday that India has issued a warning about potential cross-border flooding following heavy monsoon rains in the region, marking the first publicly confirmed official communication between the two nuclear-armed rivals in several months.

The alert was conveyed through diplomatic channels, bypassing the Indus Waters Commission, the permanent body established under the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty brokered by the World Bank.

Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry confirmed receipt of the message, underscoring its significance amid prolonged diplomatic freeze.

An Indian government official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the information was shared “on humanitarian grounds” and not under the provisions of the treaty.

New Delhi has not issued any official statement on the matter.

The communication represents the first known high-level contact since May, when tensions surged following India’s missile strikes inside Pakistan in retaliation for the April attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 tourists.

Pakistan responded with its own strikes, raising fears of full-scale conflict, until then-US President Donald Trump announced a US-brokered ceasefire, which has largely held.

The flood alert comes as the South Asian monsoon season unleashes devastation across the region. In Pakistan, nearly 800 people have died due to flooding since June 26, while dozens have perished in Indian-administered Kashmir, a territory claimed in full by both nations but divided between them.

The Indus Waters Treaty, which governs the sharing of the Indus River system, had been suspended by India after the April attack.

Under the treaty, India controls the eastern rivers, Ravi, Sutlej, and Beas, while Pakistan has rights over the western rivers, Jhelum, Chenab, and Indus, which flow through the disputed Kashmir region.

By choosing to share the flood warning outside the treaty framework, India appears to have prioritised regional safety over political tensions, offering a rare glimmer of cooperation amid strained ties. Whether this gesture signals a broader thaw remains to be seen, but for now, it stands as a reminder that nature, like diplomacy, knows no borders.