Published on, Sept. 2 -- September 2, 2025 10:43 AM

Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has said that hotels, houses, and housing societies built on waterways have turned the recent floods into a man-made disaster. He stressed that this is the moment for collective self-accountability rather than finger-pointing, as encroachments have blocked natural river flows and worsened destruction in many areas.

Furthermore, Asif highlighted on the floor of the National Assembly that illegal constructions on stormwater drains forced floodwaters into residential settlements, wiping out crops, homes, and livestock. He noted that in his own district, seasonal streams wreaked havoc because people had built directly on natural drains, ignoring long-...