NDMA Chairman Inam Haider Malik said that the water levels at Head Panjnad and Guddu Barrage remained dangerously high, resulting in widespread flooding across several regions. Crops were destroyed, livestock swept away, and large areas submerged. However, he added that the flood situation in the Sutlej, Ravi, and Chenab rivers is now under control.

Rescue operations are still in progress. Around 2.4 million people in Punjab and 1.5 million in Sindh have been shifted to safer locations. Malik expressed gratitude to welfare organizations and confirmed that government agencies are coordinating efforts to improve preparedness for future disasters.

To reduce pressure on rivers, some embankments were deliberately cut. The Punjab government has provided 9,000 tents and ration bags, while more than 9,000 tons of food has been distributed in flood-hit areas.

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Looking ahead, Malik warned that further rainfall is expected between September 16 and 18 in central Punjab and Azad Kashmir. He stressed the urgent need for collective action against climate change, highlighting that rapidly melting glaciers and rising temperatures are increasing the risk of floods.

The NDMA’s latest update paints a grim picture of Pakistan’s vulnerability to extreme weather. With millions already displaced and thousands of tons of relief distributed, the scale of the crisis is alarming.

The upcoming spell of rain in Punjab and AJK could further worsen the humanitarian situation. Experts warn that unless climate adaptation measures are prioritized, such disasters will become even more frequent and destructive. The melting of glaciers and erratic monsoons are no longer distant threats but realities reshaping lives in Pakistan today.