16/08/2025
The death toll from the catastrophic flash floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has surged to 307, with Buner alone reporting 184 lives lost in the last 48 hours. What began as torrential rains and cloudbursts has spiralled into one of the deadliest natural disasters to hit the region in recent years.
According to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), nine districts in KP have been declared disaster-hit, including Buner, Shangla, Swat, Mansehra, Bajaur, and Battagram. Relief operations remain painfully slow as washed-out roads, landslides, and collapsed bridges make access nearly impossible.
The floods have not only claimed hundreds of lives in KP but have also left behind destruction in Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where dozens more have perished. Villages are in mourning, their grief compounded by the knowledge that rescue teams still struggle to reach them.
Celebrity solidarity
As the scale of devastation unfolds, public figures have been adding their voices to the call for empathy, prayers, and urgent action.
Singer Asim Azhar wrote, “Today, our land weeps. The floods have taken homes, dreams, and precious lives in Pakistan. My heart aches for every mother, father, child, and soul affected.”
Azhar held that amid such devastation, “we must become one” and reach out to another. “Please keep them in your prayers, and if you are able, extend your support to trusted relief efforts. Together, we can help heal what has been broken,” he added.
The singer also reminded everyone who celebrated Independence Day with passion to come forward for relief efforts just as passionately.
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