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At least 11 dead in last 24 hours in rain-related incidents nationwide: NDMA​

Met department says Karachi likely to receive light rain, drizzle over next two days

Aftab Khan/Web Desk/Afzal Talib
July 26, 2026

Traffic moves slowly along Korangi Road during light rain, as headlights and taillights reflect on the wet asphalt, creating a shimmering nighttime scene of cars and motorbikes navigating the slick streets. PHOTO: JALAL QURESHI/EXPRESS

LAHORE/ KARACHI: At least 11 people were killed and 25 injured in rain-related incidents across the country over the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide monsoon death toll to 97 since late June, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Sunday.

According to a daily situation report issued by the NDMA, Punjab recorded the highest number of casualties during the reporting period, with seven deaths and 20 injuries, followed by Sindh with two deaths and two injuries, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa with one death and three injuries, and Gilgit-Baltistan with one death.

 

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According to the authority, house collapses accounted for 54.5% of the fatalities, followed by drowning (27.3%) and lightning strikes (18.2%).

The cumulative toll from June 26 to July 25 now stands at 97 deaths and 297 injuries nationwide. K-P has reported the highest number of fatalities with 52 deaths, followed by Punjab reporting 29 deaths, Azad Jammu and Kashmir reporting seven, Balochistan recording 6, Sindh with two deaths, and G-B with one death reported.

The NDMA said 22 houses were damaged in the past 24 hours, including 17 partially damaged and five destroyed, while eight livestock were lost. Since the start of the monsoon season, 447 houses have been damaged—338 partially and 109 completely—and 269 livestock have perished.

It added that 0.9 kilometres of roads were damaged by landslides and rising water levels in K-P and G-B, disrupting traffic at several locations, with restoration work underway.

 

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River levels remain low despite high flows at Chenab, Ravi

Meanwhile, the PMD Flood Forecasting Division (FFD) said the country's overall flood situation remained under control, with most major rivers flowing at low or below-low flood levels despite elevated flows on parts of the Chenab and Ravi rivers.

According to the FFD's daily flood bulletin, the Chenab River is at a high level at Marala and the Ravi is high at Balloki, while the Indus remains at low flood level at Tarbela, the Kabul River at Nowshera and the Jhelum at Mangla. The Sutlej continues to flow below low flood level.

Hydrological observations recorded at 6:00am showed the Indus at Kalabagh, Chashma and Taunsa, the Chenab at Marala, Khanki, Qadirabad, Chiniot Bridge and Trimmu, and the Ravi at Balloki and Sidhnai were all within the low flood category, while all other major river gauging stations were flowing normally.

 

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New glacial lakes may form in Gilgit-Baltistan, KP amid accelerated glacier melt: PMD​

• Warns of GLOFs, flash floods, landslides in northern regions

July 26, 2026
BR Web Desk

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Sunday extended its Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) alert for Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, warning that continued warm temperatures and intermittent rainfall could accelerate glacier melt and heighten the risk of flash floods and landslides until the first week of August.

According to the PMD, the combined effect of a warm thermal regime and ongoing intermittent precipitation is expected to substantially increase snow and ice melt in glaciated valleys, keeping river and stream levels high. Existing glacial lakes may rapidly expand, while new glacial lakes could also form due to the large volume of meltwater.

The department warned that vulnerable downstream communities and low-lying areas near streams and riverbeds could face sudden high flows, while flash flooding remains possible in narrow valleys. It also cautioned that rapidly expanding glacial lakes could trigger GLOF incidents by destabilising natural ice or moraine dams.

 

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Nothing has changed in the last 19 years. Pakistan cannot plan or implement measures to safeguard its people. No proper dams or reservoirs have been built to save water, manage flooding, etc. ~20 years is a long time. We have seen this report many times every year since the end of Gen [ret] Musharraf's time. If I start collecting stories from the last 10 years, I can easily use AI to create news alerts about flooding across Pakistan without knowing any facts, and they would all be similar. This is how bad our planners and implementers are.

To be fair, we have wanted to build dams for decades

But even dams become a ethnic issue for us

Some of the dams could have been built decades ago for much less cost

 

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The PMD further warned that thawing permafrost, coupled with excess surface water, could trigger heavy mud and debris flows, while the likelihood of landslides has increased in steep mountainous terrain.

Residents and tourists have been advised to stay away from riverbanks, streams, local nullahs and glacial lakes, avoid camping and trekking in vulnerable mountain valleys, and closely monitor official weather advisories.

The Met Office also urged disaster management authorities and relevant departments to remain on 24/7 alert, coordinate with Community-Based Disaster Risk Management Committees (CBDRMCs), and disseminate timely warnings through all available communication channels.

The PMD advised all concerned authorities and the public to remain vigilant and take precautionary measures to avoid any untoward incidents.