Recent flooding in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan, stemming from the Jhelum River has incited fear amongst locals, who erroneously blamed India for the surge. This comes in the wake of a deadly attack on tourists in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, which has raised alarms over a potential military escalation between the two nations. India's suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty fed into these tensions. Despite claims of manipulated water flows, Pakistani authorities confirmed that there was no decrease in inflow from India, highlighting misinformation spreading on social media.
"Pakistan which was expecting a drought was suddenly given a flood," said this X user in a post that has been viewed 2.7 million times.
The situation has heightened fears of a broader military conflict between the two nuclear-armed nations, amid the most significant bilateral confrontation since 2019.
India had suspended the Indus Waters Treaty and said it would stop the flow of water into Pakistan, escalating tensions after the terrorist attack.
DW Fact check: False. India did not stop or decrease the inflow of water into Pakistani rivers, according to the Water and Power Development Authority.
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