ISLAMABAD:

Pakistan on Friday stopped short of directly accusing India of using water as a weapon to flood the country, but noted that the information shared by New Delhi about water flows was "not as detailed as in the past" and bypassed the established channel under the Indus Waters Treaty.

Moreover, fresh discharge from India into the Sutlej River brought another wave of flooding in Punjab on Friday, while water from last week's devastation surged downstream into Sindh. Officials said they were bracing for peak levels in the coming days.

"I am not in a position to comment on whether water was stored in a certain manner, to be released at a certain time. But regarding the sharing of information... the Indian side has indeed shared some information about the floods in different rivers

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