Each monsoon rains and floods displace thousands, destroy property and disrupt lives. What should be a seasonal blessing has become a recurring national disaster, affecting not only remote villages but also major urban centres. This destruction is not purely natural; it is aggravated by poor planning, fragile infrastructure and inadequate governance. Agricultural lands are submerged, livestock wiped out and livelihoods ruined, leaving losses that are rarely compensated. The tragedy lies in repetition: we face the same devastation year after year, yet fail to learn from past occurrences.

The 2025 monsoon season has once again exposed Pakistan's vulnerability to climate shocks. Despite contributing less than 1% to global CO₂ emissions, the country remains among the most severely affected by climate change.

This year's floods have devastated Punjab as well as other provinces. For the first time in history, Punjab — long considered the country's better-developed region — has suffered losses on a scale........

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