“Thirteen of my 15 acres are gone,“ said Muhammad Amjad, 45, a rice and potato farmer in Chiniot, as he stood by submerged fields. “Our rice is completely destroyed. Women and children have evacuated. Men are left guarding what remains.”
Amish Sultan, 50, lost his only source of income.
Farm labourer Mehdi Hassan, 40, said entire neighbourhoods were washed away.
Officials say the floods are the worst in decades, with major dams near capacity, and more rain is forecast.
Farmers and exporters warn the impact on agriculture will be staggering. Rice, sugarcane, maize, vegetables, and cotton fields across Punjab are under water.
“Paddy was forecast to open at 3,200–3,600 rupees per 40kg, but with flood damage, prices could rise to 5,000–5,500. That will push rice prices up for local consumers and make us uncompetitive against India internationally.”
Agriculture technology firm Farmdar said the damage is likely to be exponential, given the vast stretches of farmland along the rivers now under water.
The disaster comes at a sensitive moment for Pakistan's fragile economy. Inflation had cooled to 4.1% in July from 11.1% a year earlier, and food inflation, which spiked above 50% in 2023, had eased.
Tents now, tomorrow unknown
“I’ve lived near the Ravi all my life and it never flooded my home before. This time it came inside in hours. If I hadn’t saved my rickshaw, we would have lost everything. It is my only livelihood,“ said Aslam, who is now living in a relief tent.
About 150 to 200 camps have been set up for the displaced just in that area, said Dr. Ijaz Nazeer of Al Khidmat Foundation. Each tent is home to around five to eight people.
Farmers and experts warn the cost of recovery will run into billions of rupees to rebuild homes and re-establish farms.
“Farmers grow the food that sustains us all. If they are left alone in times of disaster, the whole nation will suffer,“ he said - REUTERS
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