The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab has reported that a high flood situation persists in several rivers across the province, with significant water inflows recorded at major headworks.
According to the PDMA, the flow of water in the River Chenab at Marala Headworks has reached 117,000 cusecs, while at Khanki Headworks it has risen to 248,000 cusecs. At Qadirabad Headworks, the discharge stands at 385,000 cusecs, and at Chiniot Bridge, it has surged to 554,000 cusecs.
At Trimmu Headworks, the water flow is measured at 239,000 cusecs. Meanwhile, in the River Ravi, the flow at Jassar is 80,000 cusecs, at Ravi Siphon 110,000 cusecs, and at Shahdara 108,000 cusecs. The flow at Balloki Headworks has reached 138,000 cusecs.
In the River Sutlej, water discharge at Ganda Singh Wala is reported at 319,000 cusecs, while at Islam Headworks it stands at 102,000 cusecs. At Panjnad Headworks, the inflow has reached 224,000 cusecs.
The flow of water in the Indus River continues to rise at major barrages in Sindh and Punjab, according to the Sindh Information Department.
At Guddu Barrage, inflow was recorded at 342,153 cusecs with outflow at 310,408 cusecs. At Sukkur Barrage, inflow stood at 331,230 cusecs and outflow at 275,850 cusecs.
At Kotri Barrage, inflow was measured at 247,186 cusecs and outflow at 209,431 cusecs. Meanwhile, at Head Panjnad, inflow was recorded at 227,710 cusecs with an outflow of 213,740 cusecs.
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Heavy water flows have been reported across major rivers and Headworks in Punjab, according to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA).
In its latest update on Thursday, PDMA said the flow at Marala Headworks on the River Chenab has reached 247,000 cusecs, while at Khanki Headworks the flow has risen to 526,000 cusecs.
At Qadirabad Headworks, water discharge has climbed to 530,000 cusecs, and at Chiniot Bridge, the flow stands at 494,000 cusecs. At Trimmu Headworks, the flow has reached 253,000 cusecs.
On the River Ravi, PDMA reported flows of 82,000 cusecs at Jassar, 98,000 cusecs at Siphon, and 97,400 cusecs at Shahdara.
At Balloki Headworks, the discharge is 121,600 cusecs, and at Sidhnai Headworks, it has reached nearly 140,000 cusecs.
The River Sutlej is also witnessing significant inflows, with 319,295 cusecs recorded at Ganda Singh Wala, 132,492 cusecs at Sulaimanki Headworks, and 95,727 cusecs at Islam Headworks.
At Panjnad Headworks, the flow currently stands at 169,032 cusecs, PDMA stated.
The water level in the Chenab continues to rise, with authorities warning of extreme pressure on flood embankments in the district. The flow has crossed critical levels at several points, flooding large areas and submerging multiple villages.
At Head Sidhnai, water pressure caused a breach in the canal, inundating Basti Khokhran and surrounding settlements. Officials said the canal now carries four times its designed capacity.
The water level at Akbar flood embankment has reached 414 feet and could force authorities to breach Head Muhammad Wala if it touches 417 feet. Villages including Akbar Pur, Alamdi Sora, Banda Sandela, Basti Bakhshwala, and Basti Kotwal are reported completely under water.
At Shershah, the gauge has crossed the extreme danger level, reaching 394 feet. The bridge will be overtopped if the gauge touches 395 feet, irrigation officials warned.
Multan commissioner said emergency measures are under way to protect population centres. Flood relief camps are receiving displaced residents as the situation worsens.
The flow of water in the River Chenab has increased at Head Qadirabad, with heavy flood levels also recorded at Head Marala and Head Khanki.
According to the Flood Forecasting Division, the water flow at Head Qadirabad has reached 557,000 cusecs, while Head Marala and Head Khanki are also in high flood with flows recorded at 415,000 cusecs and 556,000 cusecs respectively.
In the Ravi River, the water flow at Head Sidhnai has been recorded at 152,000 cusecs, while medium-level flooding is being reported at Jassar and Shahdara.
The Sutlej River is also under heavy pressure, with a high flood reported at Ganda Singh Wala where the water flow has reached 319,000 cusecs. At Head Sulemanki, the water flow is recorded at 132,000 cusecs.
Meanwhile, in the River Indus, low-level flooding is being observed at Guddu, Sukkur, and Kotri barrages.
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Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Sunday said that the provincial administration was fully prepared to handle a potential “super flood”, which is expected to be around 900,000 cusecs.
After wreaking havoc in Punjab — killing dozens, damaging thousands of properties and causing widespread destruction — the “super floods,” triggered by India’s release of water from its dams into the Ravi, Chenab and Sutlej, are now heading towards Sindh.
The torrent is expected to pass through Trimmu Barrage in Punjab’s Jhang tonight.
The Sindh CM, along with provincial ministers, visited Sukkur, Guddu barrages, KK Bund and other vulnerable points and reviewed flood-fighting efforts.
Addressing a press conference, the CM said the rivers were currently experiencing high water levels. He said that the provincial administration was taking all necessary precautions.
The CM Sindh assured that the administration was taking all necessary precautions to mitigate the impact of the potential “super floods”.
He said that saving human lives and protecting the bunds were their top priorities.
The chief minister warned that the entire katcha (riverine ) area would be submerged in the event of a super flood, adding that the administration had made preparations to evacuate the residents.
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India has released floodwater into the tributary, again, by opening spillway gates of the Salal Dam, the Punjab government sources told Geo News on Sunday.
The incoming floodwater from India amounts to 800,000 cusecs, the sources said. They added that the torrent is expected to reach Head Marala within the next two days.
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has said that the provincial government is taking measures to deal with “super floods” as the first torrent is expected to hit Trimmu Barrage, in Punjab’s Jhang, tonight.
Addressing a press conference in Sukkur, CM Murad said that saving lives was their top priority. The chief minister added that efforts would be made to prevent floodwaters from entering cities. He said their focus was on protecting the Sukkur and Guddu barrages.
Flash floods have entered homes and submerged standing crops in Baqirpur, Sahlaan, Wislaan, and surrounding areas on the outskirts of Bahawalpur city, following breaches in a small zamindara (private) dyke near Empress Bridge.
According to a survey by APP, the breach occurred in the privately maintained dyke near the Empress Bridge on the Sutlej River, approximately 3-4 kilometres from Bahawalpur. As a result, several villages near the river have been inundated.
Rescue teams from the Punjab Emergency Service, Rescue 1122, have reached the flood-affected areas and launched rescue and relief operations.
Residents are being evacuated from their homes and relocated to safer areas, including flood relief camps established by the Punjab government.
“Relief camps have been set up in various parts of Bahawalpur district, including Khairpur Tamewali, Jhangi Wala, Patan Mangwani, Lala Dera, Fatowali, Jhanwar Dee Jhok, and other localities,” officials from the Deputy Commissioner’s Office said.
They also confirmed that Bahawalpur city itself is safe and currently faces no threat of flooding.
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According to PDMA, all three major rivers in Punjab are experiencing severe flooding. At Trimmu Barrage, water flow has reached 361,633 cusecs, marking an increase of 100,000 cusecs. Meanwhile, the water level at Sutlej near Kasur has begun to recede.
The DG PDMA said Punjab is witnessing the largest rescue operation in its history, with the primary focus on saving human lives. He added that full facilities are being provided at relief camps for those displaced.
Officials noted that alongside floods, continuous rains are slowing drainage and also creating urban flooding challenges.
The death toll from devastating floods in Punjab has risen to 35, Punjab Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Director General Irfan Ali Kathiya said on Sunday, adding that more than 2 million residents have been affected.
The official confirmed that 2,200 villages have been inundated and over 750,000 people have been evacuated from flood-hit areas. Livestock in large numbers has also been shifted to safer places.
The DG PDMA added that the ninth spell of monsoon rains has caused widespread devastation, compounding the flood situation across the province.
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Sindh’s Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon has warned that as many as 1.6 million people across 1,657 villages could be affected if floodwaters enter the province in the coming days.
Speaking to the media on Saturday, Memon said the provincial government had activated its machinery and was taking advance measures to deal with the situation. Ministers are on the ground, while the district administration is also actively engaged, he added.
The minister’s remarks come as vast swathes of land have been left inundated in floodwaters in Punjab where at least 30 people have been killed and more than 1.5 million have been affected due to swelling Sutlej, Chenab and Ravi rivers due to torrential rains and water discharge by India.
With efforts underway to move people to safe locations, as many as 481,000 people have been evacuated from flood-hit areas in the province.
Meanwhlie, the Sindh government, according to Memon, has earmarked 551 points for relief camps, with 192 rescue boats kept ready. Around 273,000 families and 167 union councils are likely to be impacted if water levels rise further. He said floodwaters could enter Sindh between 2 and 3 September.
Memon said the Guddu barrage was currently discharging 351,000 cusecs of water, Sukkur 289,000 cusecs, and Kotri 251,000 cusecs. Guddu has a capacity of 1.2 million cusecs, Sukkur 900,00 and Kotri 600,000 cusecs, he explained. At present, the data indicate no alarming situation, and if no further heavy rains occur, conditions may remain under control.
The senior minister emphasised that there was no immediate threat to urban centres and urged against speculation. The situation, he stressed, did not require emergency measures such as seeking army assistance, as the provincial government was self-sufficient and managing the crisis.
Memon also said that people living in katcha (riverine) areas were being sensitised, as they were the most aware of the water’s behaviour. “When the water level rises, residents voluntarily move to pucca (settled) areas or stay with relatives,” he said.
He further noted that 300 separate camps had been set up for livestock, while 15 districts of Sindh situated along the riverbanks were under close watch.
“Pakistan is among the countries most affected by climate change. Construction must never take place within riverbeds,” Memon remarked, adding that information on water inflows and outflows at barrages would be shared every three hours.
Nearly half a million people have been displaced by flooding in eastern Pakistan after days of heavy rain swelled rivers, relief officials said, as they carried out a massive rescue operation.
Three transboundary rivers that cut through Punjab province, which borders India, have swollen to exceptionally high levels, affecting more than 2,300 villages.
Nabeel Javed, the head of the Punjab government’s relief services, said 481,000 people stranded by the floods have been evacuated, along with 405,000 livestock.
Overall, more than 1.5 million people have been affected by the flooding.
“This is the biggest rescue operation in Punjab’s history,” Irfan Ali Khan, the head of the province’s disaster management agency, added at a press conference.
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Water levels in the Indus River have continued to rise at Sukkur Barrage, with officials maintaining a low-level flood alert in the area.
Over the past 24 hours, the river’s flow at Sukkur Barrage has increased by approximately 31,000 cusecs, officials said.
The total inflow at the barrage has now reached 315,172 cusecs, while the outflow has been recorded at 260,512 cusec
The authorities have been put on alert in Sindh as the province braces for the flood impact, with a heavy deluge expected to enter Multan from Punjab this evening.
The heavy flow of water from Punjab’s three rivers, Ravi, Sutlej and Chenab, will converge at Panjnad.
Sindh Irrigation Minister Jam Khan Shoro said that the the provincial authorities will see the scale of deluge at Panjnad.
He said that Sindh doesn’t have the option of creating controlled breaches in the dams
The Flood Forecasting Division has reported high flood levels in the River Ravi at Shahdara, Balloki and Sulemanki where heavy inflows and outflows have been recorded.
At Shahdara, inflow and outflow stood at 148,400 cusecs of water in the River Ravi, while at Balloki the levels reached 186,230 cusecs.
The Sutlej River at Sulemanki is also in high flood, with inflow and outflow of 138,058 cusecs recorded.
Officials further said the Chenab River was experiencing a medium flood at Qadirabad with 171,344 cusecs of inflow and outflow. Chenab also in medium flood at Jassar with water flow measured at 80,220 cusecs.
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Punjab PDMA Director General Irfan Ali Kathia has said that Lahore is now completely safe, with no immediate threat of flooding in the city.
Speaking on Geo News programme Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath, the PDMA DG said that the threat to Shahdara had reduced to a great extent.
Responding to a question, the official said their immediate challenge was to protect Kasur city.
For his part, Sindh Irrigation Minister Jam Khan Shoro said that water from three rivers was coming to Sindh. He said the provincial government had issued a high alert for those living in the Katcha area.
“We do not have the option of breaching embankments,” he added.
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The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) warned of an exceptionally high flood situation developing in the Indus River, cautioning that flows could reach up to 1.2 million cusecs in the coming days.
According to NDMA, between September 3 and 4, flows ranging from 900,000 to 950,000 cusecs are expected to pass through Panjnad Headworks. In case of embankment breaches or diversions, flows may surge between 825,000 and 900,000 cusecs.
India has released water from its dams into the Jhelum River, which flows from Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) into Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).
A day earlier, India’s release of water from its dams into three eastern rivers — Ravi, Chenab and Sutlej — triggers widespread flooding across Punjab.
In a statement, State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) said that the torrent released by India entered AJK at the Chakothi point along the Line of Control (LoC).
Following the Indian move, water flow in Jhelum River increased in Muzaffarabad, read the statement.
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Authorities have evacuated more than a million people from homes in Punjab province this week, officials said on Thursday, as the worst flooding there in four decades caused havoc in hundreds of villages and submerged vital grains crops.
Residents of villages such as Qadirabad were walking through water up to their chests on Thursday after the River Chenab overflowed, causing sudden flooding.
“We spent the whole night awake and frightened,” Nadeem Iqbal, 26, a labourer, told Reuters as he waded through the water with one of his children.
“Everyone was frightened. Kids cried. Women were worried. We were helpless,” he said.
Officials say flooding has been worsened in Punjab — home to half of Pakistan’s people and a major producer of wheat, rice and cotton — by the release of water into the three rivers, the Ravi, Sutlej and Chenab, from Indian dams that were full.
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In its latest update, the Flood Forecasting Division reported a high-level flood in the Ravi River at Head Balloki and Shahdara, a suburban area of Lahore.
It further said that moderate flooding was recorded in the Ravi River at Kot Naina and Jastar.
In the Chenab River, a high-level flood was reported at Head Marala and Khanki, the division added.
A high-level flood was reported in the Sutlej River at Ferozepur, it added.
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The meeting of the 11th National Finance Commission (NFC), earlier scheduled for August 29, has been postponed in view of the looming flood emergency.
According to a finance ministry notification, the revised date and time of the meeting will be announced later.
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Floodwaters entered several residential localities of Shahdara, causing hardships for residents in areas including Farukhabad, Aziz Colony, and other adjoining neighborhoods.
The district administration has started evacuating families from affected houses and set up relief camps in two schools of Farukhabad.
According to officials, food is being provided to flood-hit residents, while announcements are being made in mosques to urge people to move to the camps.
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday conducted an aerial view of flood-affected areas of Punjab to assess the situation and oversee relief operations.
PM Shehbaz was given a detailed briefing by NDMA Chairman Lieutenant General Inam Haider Malik on the overall flood situation.
During the aerial survey, the NDMA chief updated the prime minister on rising water levels in Punjab’s rivers, as well as ongoing rescue and relief operations in submerged areas.
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Pakistan is bracing for another wave of flash floods sweeping across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, and now Punjab, underscoring the country’s growing vulnerability to climate-driven disasters, The News reported.
A Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) conducted after the 2022 deluge — which displaced millions and caused massive damage — put losses at $14.9 billion and recovery needs at $16.3 billion.
While donors pledged $10.9 billion at the 2023 Geneva conference, only about 20% has been mobilised in the three years since, leaving critical recovery and resilience-building efforts stalled.
Images of inundated villages, destroyed crops, and displaced families serve as a stark reminder of the cost of inaction and the growing urgency for global climate justice and accountability.
The World Bank estimated that Pakistan required $348 billion for the next seven years to address climate and development challenges.
Three years after the catastrophic floods of 2022, Pakistan’s ambitious recovery and reconstruction agenda — underpinned by the Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) and the Resilient Recovery, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction Framework (4RF) —faces significant setbacks.
While the total recovery needs were estimated at $16.3 billion over a 3-to-5-year horizon, the actual financial progress stands at less than 20% of the target.
Launched in October 2022, the PDNA assessed the economic damages and losses at $14.9 billion and $15.2 billion, respectively, across 17 sectors. These were consolidated into four Strategic Recovery Objectives (SROs) in the 4RF.
The 4RF became the foundation of Pakistan’s pitch to international donors at the Geneva Conference in January 2023, where $10.9 billion in pledges were secured.
Despite strong commitments, only $3.4 billion worth of projects have been executed. Donor financing remains heavily skewed, with multilateral institutions such as the World Bank, ADB, AIIB, and IDB accounting for 90% of total pledges.
However, disbursement patterns reveal critical bottlenecks: The World Bank has initiated projects totaling $2.1 billion. The ADB has operationalised nearly a third of its pledged amount.
The Islamic Development Bank has allocated only $600 million to flood-related activities — relegating the rest ($3.6 billion) to commodity financing under commercial terms. AIIB has offered limited budgetary support with minimal direct flood relevance.
Saudi Fund for Development’s $1 billion is tied to oil financing, not flood recovery. This dramatically reduces the effective recovery funding to around $6 billion.
Worryingly, SRO-2, which covers agriculture and livelihoods, the sectors that bore the brunt of the floods, has attracted less than $200 million, a mere 4.5% of its need. Given agriculture’s role in GDP and employment, this imbalance poses long-term economic risks.
The Paris Club countries collectively pledged $799 million, but only 14.6% had been disbursed by August 2024. Countries like France and Japan led initial commitments, but overall delivery remains sluggish.
Germany and Italy have yet to meaningfully engage, while remote, hard-hit districts in Balochistan and Sindh remain underserved.
The bifurcation in aid allocation continues: infrastructure projects attract concessional loans, while soft sectors (health, inclusion, governance) rely on scarce grants.
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In the latest act of water aggression, India’s sudden discharge of excess cusecs into the Sutlej River has triggered flooding in Kasur’s Ganda Singh Wala, submerging villages and devastating thousands of acres of farmland.
According to officials, rescue efforts have been launched as villagers and their livestock are being shifted to safer ground.
In Burewala, floodwaters spread through the Sahu Ka area and nearby rural settlements, submerging farmland and cutting off hundreds of villages after a breach on the Sahu Ka–Chishtian road.
Dozens of agrarian families in Bahawalpur and Bahawalnagar helplessly watched their livelihoods wash away as their mainstay crops — cotton, rice, and sesame — were now underwater.
Moreover, panicked villagers have been forced to leave behind ancestral homes built over generations, carrying whatever they can and wading through waist-deep waters in search of shelter.
According to the Flood Forecasting Division in Lahore, a medium flood is passing through Head Sulemanki. The River Chenab is also swelling, with a low flood recorded at Marala and Khanki.
In the River Indus, moderate flooding is being reported at Guddu and Sukkur barrages, while at Tarbela, Kalabagh, and Chashma, the water levels are high enough to cause a low flood situation, according to the division.
Meanwhile, breaking a long silence since their May military standoff, India has reached out to Pakistan through the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), sharing details on potential flood threats, official sources said early on Monday.
According to the sources, New Delhi warned Pakistan of a potential major flood in the Tawi River at Jammu.
The Indian High Commission in Islamabad conveyed the alert, with the communication made on the morning of August 24, they added.
It is the first major contact of its kind since the Pakistan-India war in May, the sources noted.
Following the alert, Pakistani authorities issued warnings based on the information provided by India, the sources confirmed.
In the wake of the killing of 26 people in the Pahalgam area of the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) in April, India held the IWT with Pakistan in abeyance.
New Delhi accuses Islamabad of orchestrating the deadly militant attack, an allegation that Pakistan denies.
Based on these groundless allegations, India waged a war against Pakistan in May, resulting in the heaviest military engagement in decades, before a ceasefire was brokered by the US.
The nuclear-armed neighbours disagree over the use of the water from rivers that flow downstream from India into the Indus River basin in Pakistan.
The use of the water is governed by the IWT, which was mediated by the World Bank and signed by the neighbours in September 1960.
There is no provision in the treaty for either country to unilaterally suspend or terminate the pact, which has clear dispute resolution systems.
The treaty had survived three wars and other conflicts between the two rivals, while withstanding many twists and turns in diplomatic ties.
