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PM orders early prep amid heavy rains forecast
Express Tribune | English | News | Nov. 21, 2025 | Extreme Weather Events
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed federal and provincial authorities to initiate early preparations for the 2026 monsoon season, emphasizing immediate implementation of the Ministry of Climate Change’s short-term resilience plan. During a high-level meeting, he stressed the importance of integrated planning, data sharing, and coordinated response mechanisms among relevant institutions to prevent another season of climate-related disasters. The PM approved the resilience plan and called for collaboration between the Ministry of Climate Change, the Ministry of Planning, and the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), also instructing preparations for a National Water Council meeting on water management.
The Prime Minister highlighted the financial strain on Pakistan, noting that as a developing country, it repeatedly diverts significant GDP resources to counteract climate-induced damages despite contributing minimally to global carbon emissions. Key federal ministers and officials were briefed on weather forecasts and preparedness plans spanning short to long terms. Federal Minister for Climate Change Dr. Musadik Malik outlined a 250-day plan to integrate disaster early-warning systems at the district and tehsil levels, enabling timely evacuations and asset movement through a unified, real-time alert system.
The meeting reviewed all categories of climate threats including riverine flooding, hill torrents, urban flooding, and coastal impacts, leading to approval of a national resilience roadmap aimed at consolidating multiple fragmented early-warning systems. The Prime Minister emphasized decentralizing the first alarm to local officials rather than Islamabad. NDMA Chairman Lt Gen Inam Haider Malik warned of 22 to 26 percent above-normal rainfall for the upcoming monsoon, with intensifying weather extremes. He noted that 3.1 million people were relocated during the current year’s monsoon and cautioned that tourism in northern areas might be restricted to prevent losses. Early-warning alerts are issued six to eight months ahead, with weekly updates to facilitate effective preventative measures. The short-term mitigation plan’s immediate implementation has been ordered, along with coordinated climate planning across provinces.