Over the past few days, relentless monsoon rains have unleashed some of the most devastating floods in Pakistan’s history. Entire communities have been swept away, homes destroyed, and livelihoods lost. The provinces of Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, as well as Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu & Kashmir, have borne the brunt of this catastrophe.

At the time of writing, over 600 lives have been lost, including at least 150 children, and more than 1,000 people injured. Since July, over 1500 vulnerable Pakistanis have lost their lives to these devastating floods. Mothers cradle their children amid rising waters, families cling to rooftops for safety, and thousands have lost everything- their homes, their possessions, their hope.

Our teams are on the ground and delivering life-saving aid and Food items. But the scale of the disaster is overwhelming – we urgently need your support to bring relief and hope to families facing unimaginable suffering.

Monitor the Situation:

Whenever a natural disaster or a catastrophe happens, our team becomes active to monitor the situation of the disaster and understand the ways in which people are getting impacted.

Identify the Needs:

We identify their immediate needs within the context of the natural disaster and begin procuring the material goods we can provide for immediate relief.

Provide Relief:

Once the immediate needs are determined and material goods procured, we begin providing relief measures to help and support the affectees in the best possible way.

Pakistan’s flood crisis isn’t just a matter of weather it’s a complex combination of climate change, poor infrastructure, and policy gaps, as explained in Al Jazeera’s in-depth report (July 17, 2025) .

Here are the key reasons Pakistan faces devastating floods year after year:

• Unpredictable and Extreme Monsoons:
  Climate change has made monsoon patterns increasingly erratic. Rainfall that once spread over weeks now falls in hours, overwhelming rivers, drains, and dams not built for such intensity.
• Melting Glaciers in the North:
  Pakistan has over 7,000 glaciers more than any country outside the polar regions. Rising temperatures are causing glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), sending sudden torrents downstream that devastate villages and farmlands.
• Rapid Urbanization Without Planning:
  Cities like Karachi, Lahore, and Rawalpindi have expanded rapidly without proper drainage infrastructure. Green belts have turned into concrete jungles, and natural waterways have been blocked, causing urban flooding even during moderate rains.

Deforestation and Poor Land Use:
Illegal logging and land encroachment have stripped many flood-prone areas of natural barriers. With no tree cover or wetlands to absorb excess water, floods hit harder and faster