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Pakistan Sets Preliminary Flood Damages at Rs822 Billion in Initial Government Tally

Officials have launched a partner-verified needs assessment, with recovery expected to lean on domestic funding after scant 2022 aid.

Overview

  • Authorities report about 6.5 million people affected across 70 districts, with 1,037 deaths, 1,067 injuries, and 229,763 houses damaged.
  • Punjab bears the largest share of losses at an estimated Rs631 billion, followed by KP at Rs51.3 billion and Sindh at Rs32.2 billion, with additional impacts in GB, AJK, Balochistan and other areas.
  • Agriculture and infrastructure account for the biggest damages at roughly Rs430 billion and Rs307 billion, including estimated losses of up to 3.4 million bales of cotton, around 1 million tonnes of rice, and as much as 3.3 million tonnes of sugarcane.
  • The preliminary assessment projects GDP growth easing by 0.3 to 0.7 percentage points to 3.5%–3.9% in FY2026, with unemployment potentially rising by about 220,000 workers.
  • Response measures include 5,769 rescue operations that moved over 3 million people, distribution of 20,663 tons of relief goods with some international support, and compensation of Rs2 million for each confirmed fatality, with a PDNA underway to finalize needs.