KARACHI, September 7, 2025 – The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has issued a stark warning for Karachi and several districts of Sindh, forecasting three days of torrential rains that could trigger urban flooding and widespread disruption.
The alert came on Sunday as heavy showers had already battered parts of the city, including Gulshan-e-Hadeed, Malir, Shah Latif, North Karachi, Super Highway, and Bahria Town, leaving residents grappling with waterlogged streets under dark skies.
According to the PMD, a low-pressure system hovering over Karachi has strengthened into a depression, marking the arrival of the season’s tenth monsoon spell. The weather system, currently positioned over southwest Rajasthan in India, is expected to intensify further and move into southeastern Sindh within the next 24 hours. Under its influence, Karachi is likely to experience thundershowers through September 11.
“This depression over southwest Rajasthan and adjoining Gujarat has developed into a deep depression, likely to advance westward. Strong monsoon currents are penetrating Sindh as a result,” the PMD said in its advisory.
Authorities have been cautioned about flash flooding in the hilly torrents of Dadu district and a possible rise in water levels at Hub Dam. The Met Office also warned that strong winds accompanying the rains could topple weak structures, damage electric poles, billboards, vehicles, and solar panels. Farmers were urged to plan their activities in line with the weather conditions, while civic bodies were directed to remain on high alert.
Meanwhile, a powerful flood wave traveling from Punjab has entered Sindh, pushing water levels higher at major barrages. The Sindh Information Department reported a “very high flood” at Head Panjnad, where inflows and outflows were measured at 446,820 cusecs nearly 100,000 cusecs above earlier levels.
At Trimmu headworks, flows reached 508,371 cusecs, while Guddu Barrage recorded 366,151 cusecs. Inflows at Sukkur Barrage stood at 329,990 cusecs, and Kotri Barrage reported inflows of 245,000 cusecs against an outflow of 226,497 cusecs. Officials warned that continued heavy rainfall in flood-hit areas of Sindh could worsen the already precarious situation.
