08/21/2025
When the skies open, the wounds of a nation deepen.
Pakistan is once again reeling from the fury of nature. Torrential rains, sudden cloudbursts, and flash floods have carved devastation across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Karachi, Islamabad, and Rawalpindi. Streets turned into rivers, homes washed away, lives lost in silence. The images are harrowing, but the silence that follows is even more deafening.
In KP, villages have been swallowed by mud and water, leaving families stranded and futures uncertain. In Karachi, the city’s fragile infrastructure collapsed under the weight of the storm, exposing years of neglect and mismanagement. Islamabad and Rawalpindi, often seen as symbols of order, were not spared either. The water rose, and with it, the question, how many more warnings will we ignore?
We speak of climate change, but rarely of climate responsibility. We mourn the victims, but seldom empower the survivors. The theory of “what bleeds leads” may drive headlines, but it must also drive action. These disasters are not isolated events, they are symptoms of systemic failure, in planning, in policy, and in public awareness.
On Tuesday, 19th August 2025, I spoke on Roze TV’s morning show about the roots of these disasters and the urgent need for collective action. Prevention is possible, but only if we act as a united society. We need resilient infrastructure, community-led preparedness, and a culture that values sustainability over short-term gain.
This is not just a story of rain, it is a story of reckoning. And if we do not listen now, the next storm will not ask for permission.
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