Human rights body holds Pakistan responsible for flood crisis

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has voiced serious concern over the devastating floods that have swept through large parts of the country, including central and southern Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan.

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According to HRCP, the disaster cannot be dismissed as a purely natural calamity; instead, it is the outcome of reckless planning, illegal land occupation, deforestation, corruption, and the government's persistent failure to act on climate change.

In a press release, HRCP stated that while rescue and relief efforts are underway, these measures remain inadequate.

The commission urged the authorities to immediately expand their operations by deploying more rescue teams and setting up additional relief camps.