September 1, 2026
All educational institutions in Rawalpindi city were closed on Tuesday after about 200mm of rain — a 16-year record, according to the chief water engineer — pushed Nullah Lai past its 20-foot evacuation threshold. Rescue 1122 evacuated 60 people. No deaths were reported.
August 30, 2026
JI emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman says his party will occupy roads in Rawalpindi and Islamabad if the administration will not clear its Liaquat Bagh rally, on day 15 of nationwide sit-ins against the petroleum levy.
August 28, 2026
ISPR says Field Marshal Asim Munir met a delegation of Harvard Business School students visiting Pakistan and urged young people to apply "fact based analytics". Every published account of the meeting traces back to the military's single statement.
August 25, 2026
Police sources say the arrested domestic worker has confessed to strangling Hina Javed, telling investigators he was called during a marital dispute. A post-mortem reports multiple injuries. The National Assembly has offered Fatiha and referred the case to committees.
August 24, 2026
A Rawalpindi court has granted police three-day physical remand of the two men arrested over the killing of Hina Javed. Police say they recovered a rope and wire, and have collected DNA samples from both.
August 23, 2026
A woman was found dead at her home in Rawalpindi's Lalkurti area with her hands bound, according to the FIR. Police have arrested two men including her husband. Actors Mahira Khan and Iffat Omar are among those demanding action on violence against women.
August 20, 2026
Water entered homes in cantonment areas and submerged vehicles as more than 145mm of rain fell across Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Danger sirens were sounded on Nullah Lai and residents told to evacuate before levels fell to about six feet.
August 19, 2026
The Pakistan Meteorological Department issued a flood alert after three days of rain sent Nullah Lai past 22 feet at Kattarian and sirens were sounded. Levels have since fallen to 17 feet, with more rain forecast to August 21.
July 12, 2026
Heavy monsoon rains lashed Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, and other cities across Pakistan on July 12 as the National Disaster Management Authority upgraded to a nationwide flood and landslide alert. The Pakistan Meteorological Department has warned that this monsoon season is projected to bring 22 to 26 percent more rainfall than 2025, when more than 1,000 people were killed nationwide. Urban flooding risks are elevated in low-lying areas of major cities; landslide alerts cover KPK, AJK, and Gilgit-Baltistan through July 14.
July 11, 2026
The National Disaster Management Authority has issued a weekend urban flooding alert for Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Peshawar, Gujranwala, and Faisalabad as a fresh monsoon spell intensifies from July 11 to 12. Landslide warnings cover Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan through July 14, and NDMA has asked non-essential travellers and tourists to avoid trips to northern Pakistan until the weather system passes.
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