Flooding in Pakistan is no longer an occasional crisis. It is a grim and growing reality we must now accept as part of our yearly calendar. With changing climate patterns and unchecked urban expansion, the country is poised to face increasingly severe floods — not once in a decade, but every year. Denial is no longer an option. Preparedness is our only way forward.

The data tells a sobering story. Between 1950 and 2012, the Indus plain........

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