PDMA Punjab announces special ATM cards for relief disbursement
- 23-Sep-2025
LAHORE: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab has unveiled a comprehensive rehabilitation program for flood victims across the province, announcing that special ATM cards will be issued to affected families to ensure transparent and efficient disbursement of relief payments, ARY News reported. According to PDMA, a damage assessment survey will be conducted from tomorrow […]
Moderate intensity earthquake jolts Multan, other parts of Punjab
- 16-Sep-2025
LAHORE: Earthquake tremors jolted Multan and several other parts of Punjab, PDMA Punjab said in a statement on Tuesday. The earthquake intensity measured 4.8 on the Richter scale, a spokesman of the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said in its report. “The epicentre of the earthquake was 126 kilometers’ distance in the west of Multan […]
Monsoon weakens, no major rise expected in Punjab river flows: PDMA
- 10-Sep-2025
LAHORE: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has said that the intensity of the monsoon season has reduced and no further major increase in Punjab rivers’ flows is expected, ARY News reported. According to the Director General of PDMA, the spell of monsoon rains in the upper catchment areas has also ended, while the tenth […]
Chief Secretary directs PDMA to remain in field amid Karachi rains
- 08-Sep-2025
Karachi: Chief Secretary Sindh Asif Hyder Shah on Monday directed the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) to remain in the field along with dewatering machinery and pumps during the torrential rains in Karachi, ARY News reported. The Chief Secretary presided over a meeting in the wake of the lashing of heavy downpours in the city […]
PDMA Sindh intensifies relief operations amid flood risk
- 07-Sep-2025
KARACHI: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Sindh has expanded its emergency response and flood relief operations across various districts, ARY News reported. The measures have been taken as the province risks urban flooding and flash floods due to heavy monsoon rains. According to PDMA Director General Syed Salman Shah, four Turkish-made dewatering pumps have […]
PDMA Punjab issues alert for 10th spell of monsoon rains
- 05-Sep-2025
LAHORE: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab has issued a weather alert, forecasting heavy thunderstorms across most districts of Punjab from September 6 to 9, ARY News reported on Friday. According to PDMA, strong monsoon showers are expected in Rawalpindi, Murree, Galiyat, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, and Gujranwala. Rainfall is also predicted in Lahore, Gujrat, […]
CM Punjab visits flood-affected areas of Kasur
- 31-Aug-2025
Kasur: Chief Minister (CM) Punjab Maryam Nawaz on Sunday visited the flood-affected areas of Kasur where she arrived at a make-shift flood relief camp amid flood situation across the province. The CM Punjab, on the occasion, held conversations with the flood-affectees and asked them their problems and woes. Maryam Nawaz was briefed on the flood-relief […]
PDMA confirms 411 deaths, 5,408 livestock lost in KP floods
- 31-Aug-2025
PESHAWAR: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has released a detailed report on human and material losses caused by heavy rains and flash floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since August 15. According to the PDMA, at least 411 people have lost their lives in various rain and flood-related incidents, while 255 others sustained injuries. Among the […]
PDMA confirms 33 deaths, millions affected in Punjab floods
- 31-Aug-2025
LAHORE: Torrential rains and unprecedented flooding in Punjab’s rivers have claimed at least 33 lives, affected 2,200 villages, and forced the evacuation of over 700,000 people, officials said. Director General of the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab, Irfan Ali Kathia, told the media that the province is witnessing one of the largest floods in […]
High flood in Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej expected in 48 hours
- 26-Aug-2025
Lahore: Water level in rivers of Punjab are continuously rising, stated by Director General (DG) Provincial Disaster Management Authority Punjab Irfan Ali Kathia on Tuesday. The DG said water level in Chenab, Ravi, and Sutlej Rivers are increasing while hill torrents and streams are also in flood. He warned of high level of flood in […]