Punjab CM calls KP's Gandapur, offers full support amid flood emergency

LAHORE (Dunya News) – Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz spoke with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa counterpart Ali Amin Gandapur via telephone to express sorrow over the loss of lives caused by recent floods in the province.

Maryam Nawaz extended heartfelt condolences to the affected families and also expressed grief over the martyrdoms in a recent helicopter crash.

She assured that the Punjab government stands ready to extend all possible resources and assistance to the people and government of KP during this difficult time. "The people of Punjab share the sorrow of their brothers and sisters in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa," she said.

Maryam Nawaz also conveyed condolences on behalf of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.

In response, CM Ali Amin Gandapur thanked Maryam Nawaz for her call and kind words. He appreciated her gesture of solidarity and the assurance of support from the Punjab government.

Torrential rains, cloudbursts, and flash floods have wreaked devastation across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), claiming at least 250 lives, injuring dozens, and leaving many missing.

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In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s districts of Battagram, Bajaur, and Mansehra, cloudbursts, flash floods, and landslides have claimed 210 lives and injured 21 people, while many remain missing.

According to the PDMA, the dead include 184 men, 12 children, and 14 women, while the injured comprise 12 men, two women, and one child. Heavy rains and flash floods damaged 45 houses — seven completely and 38 partially — along with three schools.

The PDMA said incidents occurred in Bajaur, Battagram, Torghar, Mansehra, Swat, Buner, and Shangla, with Bajaur and Battagram suffering the worst damage, where rescue operations are still underway.