Overview

• The provincial cabinet approved a compensation package covering deaths, disabilities, housing damage, livestock losses and crop impacts, with payments scheduled from October 17.
• PDMA reports the survey has logged data for over 127,000 victims, crop losses from 88,865 farmers across more than 342,000 affected acres, damage to 37,044 homes, and 5,836 livestock deaths.
• A total of 2,233 multi-agency teams, including Pakistan Army and provincial department staff, are conducting door-to-door checks in 27 districts and using boats to reach remote areas, with daily PDMA review.
• Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has made survey speed and transparency part of deputy commissioners’ KPIs to reinforce verification before payouts.
• The package also waives water rates and agricultural income tax in 2,855 localities and raises Civil Defence volunteers’ monthly pay by Rs15,000, while a local cheque distribution was reported in Lahore’s PP-168.