Key points
- Pakistan Army has intensified relief efforts
- Troops distribute essential items using helicopters
ISLAMABAD: Rescue and relief operations by the Pakistan Army are underway in Mansehra, Nailban and Battagram areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province after over 340 people were killed in devastating monsoon floods.
A relief team of the Pakistan Army was sent to Nilban after information of a flood was received from the locals of the flood-affected area.
Flood Relief Update
Despite harsh weather, Pakistan Army helicopters continue rescue & relief operations in Buner, Shangla & Swat.
➡️ Ration & bedding distributed to affected families
➡️ Women, children & injured evacuated to safety
➡️ Free medical camps set up with medicines… pic.twitter.com/htDzJmspHU— Pakistan Strategic Prism (@PakStratprism) August 17, 2025
The team has provided first aid to the injured at the site and had to walk 8 kilometres to reach the affected area due to the bad road infrastructure.
Medical assistance
The injured people, including a child and an adult, have been immediately shifted to the Rural Health Clinic, Chhatar plain.
The Pakistan Army has also set up a medical camp in the flood-hit areas. In total, more than 100 patients were provided with medical facilities. The aid, including medicines, first aid, and food items, has also been distributed among the flood-hit people.
Humanitarian steps
Milk and food items were also provided to the most flood-affected families in the area.
Rescue operations are facing problems due to bad weather, continuous landslides, and inaccessible routes in the area. The Army team also carried out road clearance work during its return.
Flood Relief Update – Buner
▪️Pakistan Army continues rescue & relief operations in flood-hit areas of Buner.
▪️In Chorak village, troops are engaged in evacuations.
▪️In Adam Khel, efforts are underway to recover people trapped under collapsed houses.
▪️Families are being… pic.twitter.com/szeubOI4Ju
— Pakistan Strategic Prism (@PakStratprism) August 16, 2025
The relief team has returned to Government High School, Chhatar Plain, after conducting the rescue and relief operation.
Local people expressed gratitude to the Pakistan Army for its timely arrival and effective assistance during the recent floods. People appreciated the humanitarian steps of the Pakistan Army during the heavy rains and floods.
Relief efforts
On the special directives of the Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Asim Munir, the Pakistan Army has intensified relief efforts in the flood-affected regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with the distribution of essential rations underway.
Despite challenging weather conditions, army helicopters remain actively engaged in rescue and relief operations across various areas of Buner, Shangla, and Swat. In a recent effort, army helicopters delivered food supplies to the remote Khwar Banda region.
The distributed rations include flour, rice, lentils, powdered milk, salt, tea, and cooking oil.
In addition to delivering aid, army helicopters are also evacuating injured individuals, women, and children from isolated areas to safer locations.
Medical teams from the Pakistan Army have set up field camps in the affected areas, where they are providing free medicines and healthcare services to the flood victims.
