Pakistan, June 12 -- The devastating floods that struck Pakistan in 2025 inflicted economic losses estimated at Rs822 billion and claimed the lives of more than 1,000 people, according to the Economic Survey 2025-26.

The survey described the floods as one of the most significant natural disasters of the year, forcing the government to revise its economic growth projections. As a result of the widespread damage, the country's real GDP growth target was lowered from 4.2 per cent to a range between 3.5 and 3.9 per cent.

The disaster was triggered by exceptionally heavy monsoon rains between July and September 2025. Average rainfall reached 172.8 millimetres during the period, approximately 23 per cent above normal levels. The situation wor...