The chief minister of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has given officials a 6-day deadline to release all types of compensation, as relentless rain and raging floods have destroyed large parts of the province’s infrastructure and farmland, while also washing away livestock.
"The pace of work on payments of compensation to victims should be further accelerated, ensuring payments of all types of compensation to victims by the upcoming Sunday. A feasible mechanism should be devised for compensation to those minor children of deceased individuals who cannot have identity cards and bank accounts made," Ali Amin Gandapur said in a statement on his X account after chairing a district-wise review meeting.
Gandapur further directed that data collection begin for homes destroyed along waterways, while consultations be held with victims for constructing new houses at safer locations. Gandapur said arrangements should also be made to pay 1,00,000 PKR per household for cleaning homes inundated with floodwater and debris.
The chief minister added that compensation payments should extend to relatives of missing individuals as well. He instructed that additional health department teams be deployed to expedite verification of injured persons as well as affected homes and shops.
Makeshift clinics and medical camps have been set up across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to tackle outbreaks of diarrheal, waterborne, and skin infections.
Since August 15, rains and flood-related incidents have already killed more than 400 people across the province, Dawn reported, citing the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA).
'High-level' flood warning in Punjab
More than 24,000 people were relocated from the low-lying areas of Indus, Chenab, Ravi and Satluj rivers in Punjab, following an alert due to heavy rain, with flooding in the upper reaches of these rivers likely in the next 48 hours.
The warning was issued at the Harike location of the Satluj River - the upstream and downstream areas of Harike were facing a high-level flood situation. The water flow in the Sutlej and adjacent rivers is likely to further increase.
Separately, the National Emergencies Operation Centre (NEOC) issued an alert for the River Ravi over the next 48 hours, indicating a medium-level threat.
The warnings come even as chief minister Maryam Nawaz ordered the evacuation of people from riverine and low-lying areas.
Flash floods in PoGB
Meanwhile, residents of Ghizer district in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) remained cut off for a fourth consecutive day, as the Gilgit–Shandur Road remained blocked after being submerged by last week’s glacial flood, which created an artificial lake.
According to locals, nearly 300 houses damaged by the flash flood have now been submerged by the lake.
The landslide, triggered by a sudden glacial lake outburst on Friday, wreaked havoc in Rawshan and Tildas villages. The artificial lake, stretching more than seven kilometres, inundated farmland and washed away parts of the road network. Residents claim that around 80% of Rawshan village was destroyed.
The Ghizer disaster is the latest in a series of glacial lake outburst floods this season, with at least four confirmed incidents damaging homes, crops, and transport links across PoGB and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Pakistan remains highly vulnerable to climate-driven disasters. In 2022, unprecedented flooding killed more than 1,700 people, displaced millions, and caused an estimated $40 billion in economic losses. Each year, from June to September, monsoon rains trigger deadly landslides, widespread infrastructure damage, and mass displacement—especially in densely populated or poorly drained regions.
"The pace of work on payments of compensation to victims should be further accelerated, ensuring payments of all types of compensation to victims by the upcoming Sunday. A feasible mechanism should be devised for compensation to those minor children of deceased individuals who cannot have identity cards and bank accounts made," Ali Amin Gandapur said in a statement on his X account after chairing a district-wise review meeting.
Gandapur further directed that data collection begin for homes destroyed along waterways, while consultations be held with victims for constructing new houses at safer locations. Gandapur said arrangements should also be made to pay 1,00,000 PKR per household for cleaning homes inundated with floodwater and debris.
The chief minister added that compensation payments should extend to relatives of missing individuals as well. He instructed that additional health department teams be deployed to expedite verification of injured persons as well as affected homes and shops.
Makeshift clinics and medical camps have been set up across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to tackle outbreaks of diarrheal, waterborne, and skin infections.
Since August 15, rains and flood-related incidents have already killed more than 400 people across the province, Dawn reported, citing the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA).
'High-level' flood warning in Punjab
More than 24,000 people were relocated from the low-lying areas of Indus, Chenab, Ravi and Satluj rivers in Punjab, following an alert due to heavy rain, with flooding in the upper reaches of these rivers likely in the next 48 hours.
The warning was issued at the Harike location of the Satluj River - the upstream and downstream areas of Harike were facing a high-level flood situation. The water flow in the Sutlej and adjacent rivers is likely to further increase.
Separately, the National Emergencies Operation Centre (NEOC) issued an alert for the River Ravi over the next 48 hours, indicating a medium-level threat.
The warnings come even as chief minister Maryam Nawaz ordered the evacuation of people from riverine and low-lying areas.
Flash floods in PoGB
Meanwhile, residents of Ghizer district in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) remained cut off for a fourth consecutive day, as the Gilgit–Shandur Road remained blocked after being submerged by last week’s glacial flood, which created an artificial lake.
According to locals, nearly 300 houses damaged by the flash flood have now been submerged by the lake.
The landslide, triggered by a sudden glacial lake outburst on Friday, wreaked havoc in Rawshan and Tildas villages. The artificial lake, stretching more than seven kilometres, inundated farmland and washed away parts of the road network. Residents claim that around 80% of Rawshan village was destroyed.
The Ghizer disaster is the latest in a series of glacial lake outburst floods this season, with at least four confirmed incidents damaging homes, crops, and transport links across PoGB and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Pakistan remains highly vulnerable to climate-driven disasters. In 2022, unprecedented flooding killed more than 1,700 people, displaced millions, and caused an estimated $40 billion in economic losses. Each year, from June to September, monsoon rains trigger deadly landslides, widespread infrastructure damage, and mass displacement—especially in densely populated or poorly drained regions.
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