Punjab, KP, GB, AJK brace for more rain

Punjab, KP, GB, AJK brace for more rain. Aamir Yasin Published August 22, 2026 Updated August 22, 2026 07: 37am.

Key points

• The Indus River is in moderate flood at Kalabagh, with an inflow of 425, 000 cusecs and an outflow of 416, 000 cusecs.
• Rain, wind and thunderstorms with isolated heavy downpours are projected throughout Punjab's major cities and divisions, including Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Gujran­wa­­la, Sargodha, Faisalabad and Multan.
• Separately, PDMA Punjab additionally issued an alert for a seventh spell of monsoon rains from Aug 21 to Aug 23 throughout the province.
• A high-level flood situation was documented at Nala Palkho in Wazirabad, where the water discharge reached 5, 800 cusecs.
• The Met Office cautioned that hea­vy rains could trigger urban flooding in low-lying areas of Lahore, Gu­­jranwala, Sialkot, Islamabad, Ra­­walpindi and Peshawar.

PMD flags risk of urban, flash flooding, landslides Indus sees moderate flooding at Kalabagh; Tarbela reaches full capacity.

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Met­­­­­eorological Department on Fri­day forecast a fresh spell of rain, wind and thundershowers throughout the cou­ntry's upper and central regions through the weekend, warning of potential urban and flash flooding.

According to the Met Office, continuous monsoon currents are penetrating upper and central parts of Pakistan, alongside a westerly wave, bringing downpours from Aug 22 (today) to Aug 23 with occasional gaps.

In KP, downpours are projected throughout the Haz­ara, Malakand, Peshawar, Mar­dan, Kohat and DI Khan divisions. The weather system will additionally af­­fect the entire Gilgit-Baltistan reg­ion and the Kashmir region, incl­uding Muzaffarabad and Mirpur.

While Sindh and Balochistan will mostly remain hot and humid, isolated showers are projected in Balo­chistan's Kalat and Zhob divisions.

For context, the Met Office cautioned that hea­vy rains could trigger urban flooding in low-lying areas of Lahore, Gu­­jranwala, Sialkot, Islamabad, Ra­­walpindi and Peshawar. Land­slides are probable in the hilly terrain of Murree, Galiyat, Kashmir, GB and KP. There is additionally a risk of flash flooding in storm drains.

According to a PDMA fact sheet, at least 54 individuals have died and 341 have been injured in rain-related incidents during the current monsoon season.

PDMA additionally observed an growth in river flows. The Indus River is in moderate flood at Kalabagh, with an inflow of 425, 000 cusecs and an outflow of 416, 000 cusecs.

Low-level flooding was recorded on the Indus at Tarbela, Chashma, and Taunsa. While Mangla Dam is 72pc full, tarbela Dam has reached 100 per cent capacity.

Meanwhile, a high-level flood situation was documented at Nala Palkho in Wazirabad, where the water discharge reached 5, 800 cusecs. Low-level flooding was additionally observed in Nala Basantar and Nala Ek in Narowal.

PDMA Director General Saif Anwar Jappa remarked administrators throughout Punjab have been alerted to take preventive measures against flooding.

"In the event of wind and storm, stay in safe places and avoid unnecessary travel, " Jappa remarked.

Aamir Yasin is a Dawn staff correspondent based in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, covering political, social, cultural, and civic problems.

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