ISLAMABAD: The United States on Saturday delivered emergency humanitarian assistance to Pakistan, where torrential monsoon rains and floods have killed more than 900 people and displaced thousands across the South Asian country.
According to the military’s media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), a total of six flights carrying relief consignments are scheduled to arrive in Pakistan.
The US Chargé d’Affaires formally handed over the first batch of relief goods to Pakistani military authorities.
The supplies include tents, generators, and water extraction machines, which will be delivered to the Pakistan Army’s flood relief camps for onward distribution to displaced families.
U.S. military aircraft delivered essential supplies at the request of the Pakistan military in response to the devastating floods. At Nur Khan Air Base, CDA Baker extended her deepest condolences to the people of Pakistan, whose lives have been uprooted by the widespread,… pic.twitter.com/60XFcQjShO
— U.S. Embassy Islamabad (@usembislamabad) September 6, 2025
ISPR noted that the government and people of Pakistan are grateful to the US government and armed forces for standing by the country during this humanitarian crisis.
Flood death toll rises to 907
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has said that 907 people have died and 1,044 have been injured so far due to ongoing rains and floods across Pakistan.
According to the NDMA data, Punjab has recorded 223 fatalities and 654 injuries, while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has reported 502 deaths and 218 injuries.
In Sindh, 58 people have died and 78 were injured. Balochistan has seen 26 deaths and five injuries, Gilgit-Baltistan 41 deaths and 52 injuries, and Azad Kashmir 38 deaths and 31 injuries. In Islamabad, nine people have died and three have been injured
The NDMA further said that 7,848 houses have been damaged and 6,180 livestock animals have perished in the calamity.
Separately, Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon stated that more than 120,000 people have been evacuated from low-lying areas of the province due to the flood threat.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday presided over a review meeting in Islamabad, directing the climate change ministry to present within two weeks a comprehensive plan to shield Pakistan from the adverse effects of monsoon rains and floods and to minimize future losses.
Meanwhile, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) of Punjab has warned that the 10th monsoon spell would bring widespread heavy rains to the province starting today.
The top PDMA official, Irfan Ali Kathia, said in a statement that urban flooding was expected to hit major cities.
Rivers surging
As of 9 a.m. Saturday, the Flood Forecasting Division reported a continued rise in river flows across several regions, signaling a worsening flood situation.
The Chenab River was flowing at 380,193 cusecs at Chiniot and 412,992 cusecs at Trimmu Headworks near Jhang, both categorized as high flood levels. Further downstream, Panjnad in southern Punjab recorded a flow of 321,721 cusecs.
On the Ravi River, flows reached 157,395 cusecs at Balloki Headworks south of Lahore, and 101,225 cusecs at Sidhnai in Khanewal, both rated as very high.
The Sutlej River, swollen due to upstream water releases from India, reached 311,673 cusecs at Ganda Singh Wala near Kasur, classified as an extremely high flood, and 132,916 cusecs at Sulemanki, further downstream.
Authorities in Sindh province have warned of an impending high flood wave as water levels at Panjnad are expected to rise further by the end of the day before flowing into the Indus River.
A flood situation report released Friday by Sindh’s flood monitoring cell stated that 1,651 villages are likely to be affected and more than 1.6 million people face risk, with 121,769 already displaced.
The province has set up 528 relief camps and established 155 medical camps, where more than 33,000 patients have been treated. Over 360,000 livestock have been evacuated.
Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Memon said evacuations were underway in low-lying areas a day earlier, while Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah instructed officials this week to take proactive steps to protect people and livestock, saying no life should be lost in the floods this year.
