54 people killed in 24 hours of heavy monsoon rain in Pakistan

Heavy monsoon rains have been linked to 54 deaths in the last 24 hours in Pakistan.

Heavy monsoon rains have been linked to 54 deaths in the last 24 hours in Pakistan, the government's disaster agency said on Thursday.

Commuters make their way through a flooded street during heavy monsoon rains in Rawalpindi on July 17, 2025. (AFP)

"In the last 24 hours, 54 people were killed and 227 injured across Pakistan, with the majority of fatalities reported from Punjab," a spokeswoman for the National Disaster Management Authority told AFP, adding that the toll had been counted at 8am (0300 GMT) on Thursday.