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Pakistan Invokes Article 245 to Deploy Army for Punjab Flood Damage Survey

Officials say the assessments will produce the data needed to design transparent relief.

Overview

  • The federal government issued deployment orders after a formal request from Punjab’s provincial authorities.
  • Army personnel will support operations across 27 flood‑hit districts identified as severely affected.
  • Joint teams pairing military and civil administrators will carry out the on‑ground assessments.
  • The survey scope includes loss of life, destroyed property, damaged crops and livestock, and infrastructure failures.
  • Authorities plan to use the dataset to shape rehabilitation and compensation programs, with implementation details still developing.