As flooding water continued to flood shards of Punjab and beyond, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday, the Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination to begin preparations for the Monsoon season in 2026 and submit a climate management plan within two weeks.
Shehbaz, chairman of a high -level target at the Prime Minister’s office, called for a coordinated and future -focused reaction to the country’s rising climate vowels, emphasizing this rehabilitation of flooding communities was now a ‘national priority’.
“Flooded regions, especially the flanking southern river banks, must be fully prepared,” he said, emphasizing the importance of real -time monitoring of evacuation and relief efforts. The premiere also instructed the formation of a special committee to ensure that financial assistance reaches flood victims that are not currently registered with Nadra.
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Officials informed the meeting on the extent of recent destruction and noted that the water level in Ravi, Sutlej and the Chenab rivers had risen into parts of central and southern Punjab and were on its way to Panjnad. Preparations had been made to manage streams of up to 1.2 million CUSSCS, although actual quantities were now estimated at approx. Half of it – about 600,000 CUSSCS.
In Multan, joint efforts from the civil administration, military units and rescue teams were underway to control the flooding water’s passage and protect vulnerable dams.
Restoration work across the electricity sector has seen remarkable progress, with 80 percent of the damaged electricity infrastructure in the northern and central zones now operational. Critical roads and bridges have also been repaired, restoring mobility and enabling emergency convoys to reach out to the affected communities.
So far, over two million inhabitants have been evacuated from flooding zones, while more than 4,100 stranded individuals have been rescued from the isolated areas. The federal government has sent 6,300 tonnes of relief, while over 2,400 medical camps have been set up to provide immediate health support.
The Prime Minister praised the coordinated reaction of the national and provincial disaster -in -law, armed forces and other front -line agencies. He emphasized that climate -driven disasters required more than just reactive answers. “We must move beyond short -term relief and focus on structural resilience. The increasing intensity and frequency of rainfall requires nothing less,” he said.
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Compensation payments for the deceased, the wounded and those with property losses are currently underway where Nadra supervises the verification process. Priority is given to the most affected households.
Chief Secretaries from all four provinces as well as Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir joined the meeting via video link to present detailed updates from their respective regions.
Federal ministers including Ahad Khan Cheema, Attaullah Tarar and Sardar Awais Leghari, senior officials from NDMA, Nadra and other federal departments, attended the meeting.
