ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Sunday reported seven more casualties in Punjab and three in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as monsoon showers continued to hit parts of the country, taking the countrywide death toll since June 26 to above 100.
According to an NDMA daily situation report Punjab’s Gujrat and Okara districts recorded two deaths each, while one casualty each was reported from Sargodha, Narowal and Sialkot.
In KP, Hangu registered two deaths and Shangla one. The NDMA specified that the causes behind the casualties were house collapses, electrocutions and drowning.
Moreover, at least 47 people were injured in various districts across Punjab, while three individuals were hurt in KP’s Hangu in the 24-hour period.
The country has recorded 107 deaths in total during the monsoon rains since June 26, the NDMA data showed.
KP recorded the highest number of casualties with 55 deaths, followed by 36 in Punjab, seven in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), six in Balochistan, two in Sindh and one in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB).
Fresh rain spell from July 29
Separately, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) forecast that a fresh wet spell was likely to commence from July 29 in the upper catchments of all major rivers, as well as Islamabad, upper Punjab, AJK, KP and GB.
Meanwhile, for up to Monday noon, the PMD predicted “scattered” rain-wind/thunderstorms over the upper catchment of all major rivers, along with Islamabad, AJK and GB.
Daily Flood Bulletin | 26 July 2026
Low flood level continues at key points on Indus, Chenab and Ravi, while other major rivers are flowing normal. Scattered rain-thunderstorms are expected in upper catchments and parts of Pakistan during the next 24 hours.
Page 1 of 2. pic.twitter.com/Yj5pl0o0Ly— Pak Met Department محکمہ موسمیات (@pmdgov) July 26, 2026
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, rainfall is forecast in Abbottabad, Batagram, Buner, Chitral, Haripur, Kohat, Kohistan, Mansehra, Mardan, Nowshera, Shangla, Swabi, Swat, Tor Ghar and Dir.
In Punjab, rain is expected in Attock, Bahawalnagar, Bahawalpur, Chakwal, Chiniot, Dera Ghazi Khan, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Hafizabad, Jhang, Jhelum, Kasur, Khanewal, Khushab, Lahore, Lodhran, Mandi Bahauddin, Multan, Muzaffargarh, Nankana Sahib, Narowal, Okara, Pakpattan, Rawalpindi, Sahiwal, Sargodha, Sheikhupura, Sialkot, Toba Tek Singh and Vehari.
In Sindh, rainfall is likely in Badin, Hyderabad, Matiari, Mirpurkhas, Sanghar, Tando Allahyar, Tando Muhammad Khan, Tharparkar and Umerkot.
For Karachi, the Met Office, in a separate advisory, forecast cloudy and humid weather with light rain/drizzle and chances of thunderstorms/rain at the outskirts of the city on Sunday.
On Monday and Tuesday, the weather in the metropolis will continue to remain cloudy with chances of isolated drizzle.
Major rivers at normal to low flood levels
PMD’s Flood Forecasting Division (FFD) said most major rivers were flowing at either normal or low flood level.
However, River Ravi recorded a medium-level flood with increasing water flows at Sidhnai headworks. The levels at Jassar and Shahdara were normal, while Balloki was in low flood.
River Indus was recorded at normal at three barrages and in low flood at four other points. Jhelum and Sutlej were at normal levels.
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Water flows in River Chenab had also subsided, reaching a low-level flood at Marala, Khanki, Qadirabad, and Trimmu barrages.
In its update at 11:30am, the PMD had said that River Indus at Kalabagh, Chashma, Taunsa and Guddu were expected to remain in low flood levels for the next 48 hours.
However, the Met Office placed rivers Chenab and Ravi on a high-risk level on its flood severity scale.
Flood Hydrological Situation Report | 26 July 2026, 1800 PST:
Most major rivers are flowing at normal to low flood levels, while River Ravi at Sidhnai is currently at medium flood level.#PMD #FFD #FloodUpdate #RiverIndus #RiverChenab #RiverRavi #flood #TarbelaDam #ManglaDam pic.twitter.com/0OzAfbp53a— Pak Met Department محکمہ موسمیات (@pmdgov) July 26, 2026
In a statement on Sunday morning, Punjab’s Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said that while the rivers in the province continued to flood due to rain, the flow in the waterways had remained stable in the previous 24 hours.
PDMA added that there was a medium flood situation in Narowal’s Basantar Nullah while a high-level flood persisted in Wazirabad’s Phalko Nullah, with a flow of 5,000 cusecs.
Daily Flood Bulletin | 26 July 2026 Low flood level continues at key points on Indus, Chenab and Ravi, while other major rivers are flowing normal. Scattered rain-thunderstorms are expected in upper catchments and parts of Pakistan during the next 24 hours.
Page 2 of 2. pic.twitter.com/8pbFlaCCwh— Pak Met Department محکمہ موسمیات (@pmdgov) July 26, 2026
The PDMA statement also carried its director general’s appeal to citizens residing in the floodplains to immediately evacuate to safer places, adding that the provincial government had made all necessary arrangements for affected areas.
“All basic facilities and medicines will be provided in the flood relief camps,” the PDMA DG was quoted as saying.
PDMA also cautioned of the risk of flooding in rivers and canals in low-lying areas due to rain, as well as landslides in mountainous areas such as Murree. Heavy rain may also damage mud-brick houses, it added.
Glacial lake outburst flood alert for northern areas
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Sunday issued a glacial lake outburst flood (Glof) alert for Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for the first week of August.
Meanwhile, commuters were stranded in various parts of GB as road access to several areas remained cut off for the fifth consecutive day due to flash floods and Glofs.
⚠️ GLOF ALERT: PMD Issues Advisory for Gilgit-Baltistan & Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.#golfalert #RiverFlow #RainAlert #PMD #PakistanWeather #Monsoon2026 #FloodMonitoring #WeatherUpdate #StaySafe@ndmapk @gbdma @PDMAKP pic.twitter.com/KrG8lslXwe
— Pak Met Department محکمہ موسمیات (@pmdgov) July 26, 2026
In continuation of the alert issued on July 17, the combined effect of warm thermal regime and ongoing intermittent precipitation was likely to continue across GB and KP till the first week of August, the PMD said.
“This significant warming with intermittent rain will substantially accelerate snow and ice melt in the glaciated valleys of these regions,” it added.
Consequently, the Met Office said that water levels in river streams of these valleys were likely to remain high, the existing glacial lakes might rapidly expand with an increase in their water levels, and new glacial lakes were likely to form due to a high volume of melted water.
“The possible impacts include: vulnerable downstream locations and low-lying areas adjacent to stream/riverbeds may face a high risk of sudden high flows.”
Recent floods in the area washed away a key bridge, cutting off road access to four districts of Baltistan for the past four days.
According to a disaster summary issued by the Gilgit-Baltistan Disaster Management Authority (GBDMA) on Sunday, the region has recorded 89 incidents of flash floods, mudflows, river erosion, cloudbursts and glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) during the ongoing monsoon season.
