Lahore / Dadu, September 24, 2025 – The Punjab government has announced a major flood relief package for affected families, farmers, and livestock owners across 27 districts, though no clear timeline has been given for compensation payments.
Ms Bokhari said that “relief cards” would be introduced so that the flood victims could receive aid without standing in long queues.https://t.co/bxA1sSRpNL
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Key Highlights
- Rs1 million for owners of destroyed houses
- Rs500,000 for partially damaged houses
- Rs20,000 per acre for submerged farmland
- Rs500,000 per cattle head lost
- Relief cards planned to avoid long queues at aid centers
- 4.7 million people and 2.1 million livestock affected across Punjab
- 2,213 rescue teams still operating in flood-hit districts
Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari said the relief payments would come from provincial resources, without foreign aid. She added that 10,000 officials are conducting surveys in flood-affected areas.
Meanwhile, three breaches in the Sutlej embankment inundated villages in Multan, Bahawalpur, and Lodhran, forcing residents to live on roadsides without shelter. Locals alleged that authorities focused more on protecting the motorway than saving rural communities.
In Sindh, floodwaters submerged dozens of villages in Jamshoro and Sehwan, destroying homes, crops, and infrastructure. A viral video from Manjhand showed a funeral procession wading through waist-deep water, highlighting the dire humanitarian crisis.
The government has set up 271 relief camps and 300 medical camps, but thousands remain stranded as water levels slowly recede.
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