Across Punjab’s fertile plains, families are reeling after the worst floods in decades washed away homes, drowned livestock, and destroyed crops. More than two million people and thousands of villages remain severely affected.
Farmers say their livelihoods have been shattered. Muhammad Amjad, a rice grower from Chiniot, lost nearly all his 15 acres, while many families have evacuated women and children, leaving men behind to guard belongings.
Officials confirm over 760,000 people and more than 500,000 animals have been evacuated. Relief camps and medical facilities are operating, but conditions are dire as rising waters continue displacing entire communities with each passing day.
The economic toll is mounting quickly. Rice, cotton, and maize fields are submerged, forcing warnings that rising food prices and shrinking exports could undermine Pakistan’s fragile economy and trigger long-term supply chain shocks.
Exporters fear rice prices could jump to 5,500 rupees per 40kg, making Pakistani products uncompetitive against India, while cotton losses could cripple the textile sector that generates over half of national exports.
Relief tents now shelter thousands near rivers, but farmers and experts warn recovery will take billions of rupees. Without strong government support, food insecurity and poverty could deepen across Pakistan