23 killed across Pakistan today amid flooding, says national disaster agency

Published
0

The NDMA has reported that 23 people were killed and nine others were injured across the country amid severe flooding today.

According to the authority’s Monsoon Sitrep 2025, 18 people were killed in Punjab, four in KP and one in Balochistan in the past 24 hours. Of these fatalities, 17 were caused by riverine flooding, four were caused by house collapses and one was caused by drowning.

All nine injuries were recorded in Punjab.

Since June 26, 854 people have been killed and 1,130 have been killed nationwide, according to the authority.

 A screenshot of the NDMA’s Monsoon Sitrep report for August 31. — Screengrab via NDMA
A screenshot of the NDMA’s Monsoon Sitrep report for August 31. — Screengrab via NDMA

Opinion

Editorial

Fixing bond markets
Updated 01 Oct, 2026

Fixing bond markets

Pension funds, insurance companies, mutual funds, retail investors, and eventually, foreign investors must become bigger participants in the market.
Call centre rackets
01 Oct, 2026

Call centre rackets

A NUMBER of recent raids conducted by the authorities in different cities point to the growing threat fraudulent ...
Homeward bound
01 Oct, 2026

Homeward bound

FIVE months after Somali pirates captured an oil tanker carrying a 19-member multinational crew, Somali maritime...
Kashmir unresolved
Updated 30 Sep, 2026

Kashmir unresolved

The just solution lies in India addressing the issue through a trilateral dialogue involving the legitimate representatives of the Kashmiri people and Pakistan.
Water shortage
30 Sep, 2026

Water shortage

THAT the country is entering the Rabi season with an anticipated water shortage of nearly 25pc, the lowest carryover...
Young hearts
30 Sep, 2026

Young hearts

THE observance may have passed, but the message of World Heart Day should not fade with it. The occasion is a useful...