The Chenab River continued to experience flooding on Sunday, though the water flow has decreased from medium to low levels. The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) forecasts a new spell of rain beginning on July 29 in the upper catchments of major rivers, including those in Islamabad, upper Punjab, and northern regions.
The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) of Punjab issued a statement on Sunday morning indicating that, despite ongoing rainfall, river flows have remained stable over the last 24 hours.
The statement also noted low‑level flooding on the Indus River at Kalabagh, Chashma, and Taunsa waterworks, with flows measured at approximately 334,000 cusecs at Kalabagh, 370,000 cusecs at Chashma, and 313,000 cusecs at Taunsa as of 6 a.m.
In the Chenab River, flood conditions are easing, with low‑level flooding observed at Marala, Khanki, Qadirabad, and Trimmu barrages. Flow rates as of 6 a.m. were 143,000 cusecs at Marala, 138,000 cusecs at Khanki, 135,000 cusecs at Qadirabad, and 184,000 cusecs at Trimmu.
A low‑level flood also continued in the Ravi River at the Balloki and Sidhnai headworks, with 81,000 cusecs at Balloki and 60,000 cusecs at Sidhnai. Water flow at Shahdara on the Ravi River remained normal.
Flows in the Sutlej and Jhelum rivers remained at normal levels.
The PDMA further reported a medium‑level flood in Narowal’s Basantar Nullah and a high‑level flood in Wazirabad’s Phalko Nullah, where water flow reached 5,000 cusecs.
The director general stated, “All basic facilities and medicines will be provided in the flood relief camps.”
A separate PDMA statement indicated that 115 mm of rain fell in Noorpur Thal, 107 mm in Gujranwala, 94 mm in Gujrat, 68 mm in Narowal, 65 mm in Mandi Bahauddin, 52 mm at Sialkot Airport, 46 mm in Okara, 40 mm in Jauharabad, and 38 mm in Sargodha over the previous 24 hours.
Meanwhile, Lahore recorded 37 mm of rain, as did Mangla; Jhelum received 32 mm, Sheikhupura 28 mm, Hafizabad and Kasur 27 mm each, Chakwal 20 mm, Bahawalnagar 18 mm, and Khanewal 16 mm, according to the spokesperson.
The statement noted a cumulative 450 mm of rain in Lahore over five days, and added that Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Multan, Attock, Murree, and Bahawalpur also experienced rainfall.
The statement said that the PDMA control room and district emergency operation centres remain on high alert.
The authority cautioned that rain could cause flooding in rivers and canals of low‑lying areas and trigger landslides in mountainous regions such as Murree, potentially damaging mud‑brick homes.
Citizens are advised to call the PDMA helpline at 1129 in case of emergency.
On Saturday, at least seven individuals, including two children, were killed and 20 others injured in rain‑related incidents throughout Punjab.
PDMA reported that monsoon‑related incidents have claimed 22 lives and left 183 people injured across Punjab, while a large area of nearly 400 km² in the province is now inundated due to continued torrential rains.
Rain forecast
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) forecasts a new spell of rainfall starting on July 29 in the upper catchments of major rivers, Islamabad, upper Punjab, Kashmir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), and Gilgit‑Baltistan (GB).
It added that no rain capable of causing floods is expected until July 28, according to an update posted on X.
The PMD’s daily weather outlook predicts scattered rain, wind, and thunderstorms across the upper catchments of major rivers, Islamabad, Kashmir, and Gilgit‑Baltistan for the next 24 hours.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, rain is forecast for Abbottabad, Batagram, Buner, Chitral, Haripur, Kohat, Kohistan, Mansehra, Mardan, Nowshera, Shangla, Swabi, Swat, Tor Ghar, and Dir.
Rain is expected in Punjab across 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 during the forecast period, according to PMD.
In Sindh, PMD forecasts rain in Badin, Hyderabad, Matiari, Mirpur Khas, Sanghar, Tando Allahyar, Tando Muhammad Khan, Tharparkar, and Umer Kot.
In Balochistan, rain is expected in Barkhan, Duki, Kalat, Khuzdar, Kohlu, Loralai, and Musakhel.
PMD added that the Indus River at Kalabagh, Chasma, Taunsa, and Guddu will stay in low‑level flood for the next 48 hours.
The Met Office forecasts cloudy, humid conditions in Karachi with light rain or drizzle and a chance of thunderstorms or rain at the city’s outskirts on Sunday.
On Monday and Tuesday, Karachi’s weather will stay cloudy with isolated drizzle possible.
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