Published on, Aug. 31 -- August 31, 2025 3:09 AM

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Saturday said that over 600,000 people and 450,000 livestock have been successfully evacuated from flood-affected areas, in what she hailed as the "largest rescue operation in Punjab's history".

The development has come as Punjab reels from raging floods and death toll across the province hits 30.

Addressing a meeting of the deputy commissioners at the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) head office in Lahore, the chief minister praised the collaboration of the Punjab government departments, stating that they were working as "one team" to tackle the crisis.

CM Maryam noted that the province has faced the most dangerous flood situa...