Rawalpindi:
Deprived of immediate relief measures, the victims of this year’s heaviest rainfall are left solely to their own units of the Rawalpindi District Administration.
Due to unusually heavy rain this year, the district administration has also announced that the flooding season in Rawalpindi will officially end on September 1st. The season usually begins with the pre-Monsun rain on June 15 and lasts until August 15.
Despite widespread destruction, the administration failed to provide financial assistance either to families who are severely affected by the floods or to those who lost loved ones, citing an emergency financial crisis and lack of accessibility of funds.
With the reopening of all public and private educational institutions on September 1, nine flooding camps created in schools and colleges across the city will also be held.
Officials revealed that despite the severity of this year’s flooding, a single family was not sought in government-driven emergency camp-headly because no events had been made for food, medical help or basic support.
Rawalpindi endured some of the most destructive floods in recent memory in 2025. Torrential Rains left residential areas, shops, squares and markets submerged under three to five meters of water, destroying goods worth millions of rupees. Still, no compensation was expanded to residents, dealers or shop owners. Five people drowned during the floods, but even their families received no financial support.
This neglect has provoked deep anger among citizens, victims and business to both the government and the administration.
From September 1, with the cancellation of flooding emergency, the district control room will cease its 24-hour operation and return to routine office hours. Officials from various departments deployed in the central control room will be withdrawn, although volunteers in civilian defense and rescue 1122 continue to monitor flood -related risks.
During the season, Rawalpindi City and Cantonment areas experienced five major floods. Both low-lying and wealthy neighborhoods were flooded, including residential and commercial districts. Among the victims was a retired colonel who drowned with his daughter, whose body has not yet been regained.
The worst affected sites included Nadeem Colony, Javed Colony, Arya Mohallah, Dhoke Elahi Bakhsh, Dhoke Khaba, Amarpura, Pirwadhai, Fauji Colony, Zia-Ul-Haq Colony, Dhoke Hassu, Dhoke Ratta, Mohanpura, Raja Bazaar, Mchon, Moti Bazaar, Dangi Khoi, Tencch Bhatta, Peoples Colony, Shalley Valley, Sharon Colony as well as areas adjacent to the Sawan River, Nala Lai and 15 seasonal drains.
Inhibited by financial restrictions, the district administration did not even investigate the destruction caused by homes, markets and residential areas, which left the victims completely to fit themselves.
Citizen Action Committee President (CAC), Malik Zaheer Awan, observed that four to five major floods hit Rawalpindi this year, causing losses worth millions of rupees to both traders and residents. Despite repeated appeals, the administration did not conduct a damage assessment.
