ISLAMABAD: Devastating floods and heavy rains in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa have left 323 people dead and 156 injured, while Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has deployed federal ministers to supervise relief efforts in the flood-affected districts of the province, as the PDMA warned of more heavy rainfall between August 17 and 19.

According to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), at least 323 people have died and 156 have been injured in rain-related incidents and flash floods across K-P.

The dead include 273 men, 29 women, and 21 children, while the injured comprise 123 men, 23 women, and 10 children. The PDMA said a total of 336 houses have been damaged so far, with 230 partially destroyed and 106 completely demolished.

Buner remains the worst-hit district, where 209 deaths have been reported. Other districts affected include Swat, Bajaur, Torghar, Mansehra, Shangla and Battagram. The authority warned that more heavy rainfall is expected between August 17 and 19, while the current spell is likely to continue intermittently until August 21.

On the directives of the K-P chief minister, 89 trucks carrying relief goods have been dispatched to the affected districts. Items include tents, mattresses, bedding, kitchen sets, tarpaulins, mats, mosquito nets, generators and other daily-use essentials.

PDMA added that Rs800 million have been released to district administrations as relief funds, including Rs500 million specifically allocated to Buner. District authorities have been instructed to speed up relief activities and provide immediate assistance to the victims.

PDMA’s emergency operations centre is fully functional. Citizens have been advised to contact the free helpline 1700 for weather updates, information or to report emergencies, the spokesperson said.

PM orders dispatch of additional consignments of food, tents and medicines.

On the other hand, Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan, Engineer Amir Muqam, will oversee relief operations in Shangla and Buner, while the Power Division minister has been tasked with monitoring activities in Buner.

Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Yousaf will supervise operations in Mansehra, and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Mubarak Zeb will coordinate relief in Bajaur.

Premier has also ordered the dispatch of additional consignments of food, tents and medicines to the worst-hit areas under the federal relief package. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is personally monitoring the relief operations of the National Disaster Management Authority in all flood-affected districts.

Published in The Daily National Courier, August, 18 2025

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