Pakistan, July 19 -- Punjab's Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) on Friday issued a high flood warning for the Indus River at Kalabagh and Chashma, following the province's deadliest day of the ongoing monsoon season a day earlier, which claimed at least 63 lives amid widespread urban and riverine flooding.

The Flood Forecasting Division has warned that the Indus River is likely to attain high flood levels at Kalabagh and Chashma within the next 24 hours.

In a letter issued to the divisional commissioners of Sargodha and Dera Ghazi Khan, the PDMA stressed the need for heightened preparedness and directed district administrations to coordinate closely with relevant departments for a unified and prompt response.

Officials ha...