Assessments

During the 2025 monsoon season, Pakistan experienced severe flooding across multiple provinces, with particularly significant impacts in Punjab. Heavy rainfall and flash floods caused widespread damage to lives, infrastructure, and livelihoods, prompting a large scale humanitarian…

Introduction Forced Displacement Survey The Forced Displacement Survey (FDS) is UNHCR’s flagship household survey programme, designed to standardize, streamline, and build upon the existing UNHCR survey landscape to produce high-quality and timely data on people forced to flee.…

Key Highlights The RNA was conducted from 8 to 18 September covering 1,928 Mouzas in 18 flood affected districts in Punjab. The assessed districts include Bahawalnagar, Bahawalpur, Chiniot, Dera Ghazi Khan, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Hafizabad, Jhang, Kasur, Khanewal, Mandi…

1. Situation Overview This report, dated September 5, 2025, details the flood situation and ongoing control management efforts in District Muzaffargarh. The total population of the district is 3,528,567. So far, 71,050 people out of an estimated…

Key Highlights 1. The floods have affected 1.57 million with 604,000 people in need of assistance across ten districts. Swat, Buner, and Shangla report the highest numbers of affected populations. Nearly 100,000 people have been displaced, including…

1. Context update post flood Between late June and mid-August 2025, Pakistan endured one of the most destructive monsoon seasons in recent decades. A combination of intense rainfall, flash floods, and localized cloudbursts devastated large swathes of…

1. Background & Context Between 14–15 August 2025, unprecedented cloudbursts and intense monsoon rains triggered severe flash floods across multiple districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Buner was the worst-affected district, with catastrophic loss of life and large-scale…

1. Executive Summary Following the catastrophic flash floods of August 15 , 2025, SPO (Strengthening Participatory Organization) conducted a series of qualitative data collection activities Rapid Needs Assessment (RNA) on 17 & 18 August, food distribution on…

1. Executive Summary Pakistan is currently grappling with heavy rains and flooding, with several regions experiencing flood damages since late June. The onset of July marked the escalation of these conditions, particularly in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP),…

Background On 15 August 2025, intense rainfall and a cloudburst triggered devastating flash floods across District Buner, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The disaster led to: 222 fatalities (194 men, 18 women, 10 children) 120 injuries (90 men, 20 women, 10 children) Widespread…