Published on, Aug. 28 -- August 28, 2025 2:26 PM

Pakistan faces another wave of flash floods across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Punjab, highlighting the country's growing vulnerability to climate disasters and urgent need for recovery and resilience funding.

A Post-Disaster Needs Assessment after the 2022 floods estimated economic losses at $14.9 billion and total recovery needs at $16.3 billion. Donors pledged $10.9 billion at the 2023 Geneva conference, but only 20% has been mobilized since.

Images of flooded villages, destroyed crops, and displaced families underline the high human and economic cost of slow aid delivery. Critical recovery and resilience-building projects remain stalled, delaying much-needed assistance ...