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Sindh avoids super flood, but the threat isn’t over yet
Flow is now expected to remain between 600,000 and 700,000 cusecs, says former IRSA chairman
Sep 06, 2025
Sep 06, 2025
Akhtiar Khokhar is a one of the karachi-based senior journalists. He has been doing investigative reporting for Pakistan's mainstream print and electronic media for the past 33 years, especially highlighting corruption and bad governance in government institutions and development projects.
Flow is now expected to remain between 600,000 and 700,000 cusecs, says former IRSA chairman
Irrigation experts say encroachments and emergency breaches in Punjab’s Ravi, Sutlej and Chenab spread water across floodplains, reducing velocity into the Indus
Water levels at upstream barrages indicate potential devastation across 15 districts threatening 1.6 million people
Although the govt promised PKR 30,000 monthly rent per family, no payments have been made, and no permanent rehabilitation plan exists
Forecasts often stop at the level of press releases or TV tickers, while city authorities, schools, and employers delay decisions until chaos unfolds
A Sindh CM Inspection Team found officials altered digitized land records, replacing originals with fake entries