The devastation unleashed by flash floods in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has reached staggering proportions. At least 325 lives have been lost, over 150 remain missing and hundreds more lie injured as the province battles one of the most destructive monsoons in recent memory. Nationwide, the death toll has climbed to 657 since late June, including 171 children and 94 women - a grim reminder of the sheer human cost of our collective unpreparedness.

The K-P government has announced Rs800 million in relief funds for affected districts and an additional Rs500 million for Buner, one of the worst-hit regions. While such allocations offer some respite, they remain little more than a stopgap move against the magnitude of suffering on the ground. Relief trucks and helicopters have been mobilised, yet vast

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