Rawalpindi:
Private of immediate aid measures, the heavier victims of this year have been completely left to their own devices by the Rawalpindi district administration.
Due to unusually strong rains this year, the district administration has also announced that the Rawalpindi flood season will officially conclude on September 1. Usually, the season begins with the rains before the Monzón on June 15 and lasts until August 15.
Despite the general devastation, the administration could not provide financial assistance to families severely affected by floods or those who lost loved ones, citing an acute financial crisis and the lack of availability of funds.
With the reopening of all public and private educational institutions on September 1, nine flood relief camps established in schools and universities throughout the city will also be dismantled.
The authorities revealed that, despite the severity of this year’s floods, nor a single family sought refuge in relief camps administered by the Government, mainly because no arrangements for food, medical aid or basic support had been made.
Rawalpindi endured some of the most destructive floods in recent memory in 2025. Torrential rains left residential areas, shops, places and markets submerged by less than three to five feet of water, destroying products worth millions of rupees. However, no compensation extended to residents, merchants or merchants. Five people drowned during floods, but even their families did not receive financial support.
This negligence has caused a deep anger among citizens, victims and the business community towards government and administration.
As of September 1, with the emergence of the flood emergency, the district control room will leave its operation 24 hours and return to the hours of routine office. The officials of several departments deployed in the central control room will be withdrawn, although the Civil Defense and Rescue 1122 will continue to monitor the risks related to the floods.
During the season, the city areas and Rawalpindi’s cliff experienced five important floods. The low and rich 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 recovered.
The worst affected locations included the colony of Nadeem, Javed Colony, Arya Mohallah, Dhoke Elahi Bakhsh, Dhoke Khaab Ratta, Mohanpura, Raja Bazaar, Machi Baza, Trunki Bassu, Dhoke Ratta, Mohanpura, Raja Bazaar, Machi Baza, Trunki Bassu, Dhoke Ratta, Mohanpura, Raja Bazaar, Machi Baza, Trunki Bassu, Dhook Bazaar, Moti Bazaar, Dangi Kho Bhatta, Peoples Colony, Shalley Valley, Sharon Colony, as well as areas adjacent to the Sawan River, Nala Lai and 15 seasonal drains.
Oblighted by financial limitations, the district administration did not even examine the destruction caused to households, markets and residential areas, leaving completely brave victims themselves.
The president of the Citizen Action Committee (CAC), Malik Zaheer Awan, observed that four or five important floods attacked Rawalpindi this year, causing losses worth millions of rupees to merchants and residents alike. Despite repeated appeals, the Administration did not perform a damage evaluation.
