Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif is on a visit to flood-hit Buner district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He took an aerial view of the flood situation and damages in the affected areas of Buner and Shangla. Federal Ministers Attaullah Tarar, Amir Muqam and Ahsan Iqbal are also accompanying the Prime Minister.

Across Pakistan, monsoon rains that began in late June have been heavier than usual, killing at least 645 people. Four hundred of those deaths were in the northwest alone, where narrow valleys and river-carved gorges funnel rainwater into sudden torrents.

Flooding in a northwest Pakistani district has killed at least 220 people, officials said Saturday, as rescuers pulled 63 more bodies overnight from homes flattened by flash floods and landslides. Rescue workers transport the body a victim of Friday’s flash flooding after recovering it from the rubble of a damaged house at Qadir Nagar village near Pir Baba,

The tragedy has been compounded by controversy, after a senior politician blamed locals for the high number of fatalities, suggesting people should have constructed their homes elsewhere. That sentiment has been met with anger from villagers, who accuse officials of failing to issue timely evacuation warnings.

"Everybody is scared. Children are scared. They cannot sleep," said Sahil Khan, a 24-year-old university student.

The catastrophic flood in Buner district that caused tragic loss of over 200 lives and widespread damage to property, has also

Rescuers recovered dozens more bodies from the rubble of collapsed homes in a northwestern district of Pakistan, bringing the death toll to at least 274, as authorities defended their response to the flooding and said they did not need any foreign help at this point.

Gul Rasheed, 60, inspects a damaged car following a storm that caused heavy rains and flooding, in Bayshonai Kalay, Buner district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, August 17, 2025. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

Drone footage reveals widespread destruction in Pakistan’s Buner district after flash floods:: Bayshonai Kalay, Pakistan:: August 18, 2025:: Qadir Nagar, PakistanThe intense rain has spread destruction in several northern districts,