Overview

• Record monsoon rains since late June, amplified by reported dam releases from India, have submerged large areas of Punjab and Sindh.
• The National Disaster Management Authority reports at least 1,006 deaths since June 26 with more than 2.5 million people evacuated.
• GEOGLAM estimates at least 220,000 hectares of rice fields flooded and Punjab’s agency reports 1.8 million acres of farmland inundated, with farmers warning of steep crop losses that jeopardize the wheat sowing window.
• Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal says growth will be set back and the State Bank describes a temporary yet significant supply shock as prices for staples climb.
• Floodwaters reached industrial hubs such as Sialkot, marooning workshops and threatening export sectors including textiles and sporting goods due to cotton shortfalls.