On September 1, 2025, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) issued a warning of “heavy to very heavy” rainfall across Punjab and Islamabad from September 1 to 3, which could exacerbate the ongoing flood crisis. The alert names several at-risk districts and advises residents to remain vigilant. Nationwide floods have killed over 840 people since June.
The National Emergencies Operation Centre (NEOC) of the NDMA has listed the following high-risk districts: Murree, Rawalpindi, Jhelum, Attock, Mandi Bahauddin, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Chiniot, Lahore, Sialkot, Narowal, Sheikhupura, and Faisalabad. Additional risk exists in Sargodha, Bhakkar, Layyah, Mianwali, Dera Ghazi Khan, Sahiwal, Multan, Bahawalnagar, Bahawalpur, and Rahim Yar Khan. The Flood Forecasting Division identified a monsoon low over northwest Rajasthan and a westerly wave. These weather patterns caused heavy rainfall in the upper catchments of the Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, and Chenab rivers.
اسلام آباد و پنجاب کے مختلف اضلاع میں1تا3 ستمبر تک شدید موسلادھار بارشوں کا امکان۔ جسکے باعث متاثرہ علاقوں میں سیلابی صورتحال میں شدت کا امکان ہے۔مری، راولپنڈی، جہلم، اٹک، منڈی بہاؤالدین، گجرات، گوجرانوالہ اور حافظ آباد میں شدید بارشوں کے باعث سیلابی صورتحال مزید خراب ہو سکتی ہے pic.twitter.com/Hxr0vAtUHF
— NDMA PAKISTAN (@ndmapk) August 31, 2025Flood Crisis Impact
Monsoon rains and dam water releases from India have driven devastating floods in Pakistan throughout 2025. These floods killed over 840 people and affected about 2 million. In Punjab, 33 deaths occurred in the past 24 hours. Floods inundated roughly 2,200 villages and forced the evacuation of 750,000 people, said Irfan Ali Kathia, Director General of the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA). The NDMA highlighted rising water levels at Head Marala and predicted that 800,000 cusecs of water would reach Trimmu Headworks on September 2, which could exacerbate flooding.
بالائی علاقوں میں ممکنہ شدید بارشوں اور دریاؤں میں تیز بہاؤکے باعث مرالہ ہیڈ ورکس پر سیلابی ریلوں اضافے کا امکان، سیلابی صورتحال اور ملحقہ علاقے زیر آب آنے کا خدشہ ہے۔این ڈی ایم اے کی جانب سے تمام متعلقہ اداروں کو ممکنہ خطرات سے نمٹنے کے لیے پیشگی اقدامات اور تیاری کی ہدایت جاری
— NDMA PAKISTAN (@ndmapk) August 31, 2025NDMA Warns of Heavy Rainfall and Flood Risks in Sindh
NDMA asks residents in low areas to avoid flooded streams, nullahs, and submerged roads. Local administrators must keep drainage machinery ready and enforce protective measures. The NDMA advises people to limit their movement in high-risk zones and follow safety tips. PDMA continues relief work, offering food, shelter, and medical care for evacuees. Damaged infrastructure complicates these operations.
Pakistan accuses India of failing to provide timely flood warnings under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT). Pakistan claims India’s dam water releases into the Sutlej, Ravi, and Chenab rivers caused flooding that destroyed 7,000 acres of crops.
