Flood Emergency
ALARM bells are ringing, and it is really hoped the government is listening. The NDMA has issued an...
Updated 24 Nov, 2025 09:04am
Pakistan struggles to attain finance for disaster recovery despite its institutions, financial markets, and global partnerships.
Updated 10 Nov, 2025 01:46pm
To be implemented through close coordination with federal, provincial and district governments.
Updated 07 Nov, 2025 08:48am
Senior Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb says 90pc of the flood assessment data has been completed by the Punjab Disaster Management Authority.
Updated 31 Oct, 2025 07:41am
Rehabilitation of flood-hit families remains "top priority" of Punjab govt, says Azma Bokhari.
Updated 28 Oct, 2025 10:03am
PM, PPP leaders say no objection to BISP not being used if rehabilitation package fully compensates flood-hit people.
Updated 22 Oct, 2025 07:49am
Had there been a local government in place, the task of rescuing people during the floods would have been much easier.
Published 10 Oct, 2025 08:18am
Recent deluges have disproportionately devastated small livestock owners and agricultural contractors, pushing many to the brink.
Updated 28 Sep, 2025 09:33am
Reports say flood-hit women batoned; e-bus service launched in Sahiwal.
Updated 23 Sep, 2025 11:50am
With global wisdom and local resolve, this crisis can spark a revolution in preparedness, ensuring no flood catches us off guard again.
Published 10 Sep, 2025 12:43pm
A city built on memory met the river that shaped it — and found both beauty and danger in return.
Published 08 Sep, 2025 12:08pm
The river has been leaving us notes. Reading them is not anti-development; it is the way development stands.
Published 04 Sep, 2025 11:38am
This year, Sindh’s two main barrages — Guddu and Sukkur — have already experienced medium and high floods in July and August. Now, authorities are bracing for another peak flood.
Published 02 Sep, 2025 03:32pm
We are standing at a pivotal moment: falter under criticism or unite in a singular mission to guide this flood to the sea.
Updated 02 Sep, 2025 10:55am
The intersection of climate change and internal displacement presents a complex array of challenges, both immediate and long-term term for cities and for the people who are forced to migrate to them.
Updated 01 Sep, 2025 04:19pm
About 200 children were stranded today after flood water engulfed a school building in the northern state of India's Punjab.
Updated 27 Aug, 2025 05:44pm
Speaking to the media this morning, Punjab PDMA Director General Irfan Ali Kathia warned that the high flood in Ravi...
Published 27 Aug, 2025 03:32pm
Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej most impacted; army called in 8 districts; PMD warns of "very high" flood in Sindh on Sept 4-5.
Updated 27 Aug, 2025 04:52pm
Nearly 140 rescued; one dies, 15 injured in roof, wall collapses during 24-hour rain.
Updated 27 Aug, 2025 10:02am
Underneath the fatal climate events that have hit the country's mountainous north are factors that are controllable yet ignored every year, every time.
Updated 19 Aug, 2025 03:00pm
Flash floods claim over 300 lives and wreak destruction across KP, GB and AJK.
Updated 16 Aug, 2025 10:36pm
Pakistan, and others vulnerable to climatic extremes, must heed the warning before the next deluge arrives — because it surely will.
Updated 16 Jul, 2025 08:57am
“I don’t doubt the premier’s intention,” Bilawal says, adds that members of prime minister's team are "not fulfilling their promises”.
Published 18 Jun, 2023 12:44am
Will target the most "vulnerable communities of Balochistan and Sindh" impacted by last year’s floods.
Published 17 Apr, 2023 07:41pm
Says that over 9.6m children still require access to “essential social services” six months after floods.
Published 21 Mar, 2023 05:55pm
US embassy says the scholarships will assist the students in completing their degrees.
Published 07 Mar, 2023 06:35pm
It is crucial for organisations working for flood-victims to prioritise access to mental health services and counselling for those affected by the disaster, in order to prevent further deterioration of their mental wellbeing.
Published 26 Jan, 2023 12:19pm
Islamic Development Bank, World Bank collectively pledge $6.2bn.
Updated 09 Jan, 2023 11:52pm
Says large parts of Sindh and Balochistan remain inundated, flooded areas look like permanent lakes.
Published 06 Jan, 2023 07:54pm
Islamabad will seek soft loans at donors’ moot.
Updated 30 Dec, 2022 09:39am
