A Pakistani pilgrim who has been evacuated from Iran rests after crossing the Pakistan-Iran border at Taftan, Balochistan province, on June 18, 2025, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran. Pakistan has closed all its border crossings with neighbouring Iran for an indefinite period, provincial officials said on June 16, as Israel and Iran trade intense strikes and threaten further attacks. (Photo by Banaras Khan/AFP Photo)





Players (Gilgit-Baltistan in Blue and Chitral Laspur in Red) fight for the ball during the annual Shandur Polo Festival, at Shandur Pass, at an estimated altitude of around 3700 meters, in Chitral, Pakistan on June 20, 2025. (Photo by Khuram Parvez/Reuters)





Players chase the ball during the Shandur Polo Festival at Shandur Pass in Chitral district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on June 20, 2025. (Photo by Abdul Majeed/AFP Photo)





Vehicles drive amid rainfall in Hyderabad, Pakistan, 27 June 2025. Heavy monsoon rains have impacted major cities across Pakistan, including Islamabad, Lahore, Hyderabad and Karachi, triggering urban flooding and power outages. Authorities remain on high alert. (Photo by Nadeem Khawar/EPA)





People make their way after heavy downpour in Hyderabad, Pakistan, 27 June 2025. (Photo by Nadeem Khawar/EPA)





Vehicles drive amid rainfall in Karachi, Pakistan, 28 June 2025. (Photo by Nadeem Khawar/EPA)





Workers arrange clay pots inside an oven to bake them before putting them up for sale at a factory in Peshawar, Pakistan on July 2, 2025. (Photo by Fayaz Aziz/Reuters)





A man extracts sea salt from a salt field in Sandspit, on the outskirts of Karachi, Pakistan, 12 July 2025. A traditional occupation in Karachi's coastal areas, the manual extraction of salt from seawater through solar evaporation in shallow ponds or salt pans provides livelihoods for numerous residents. (Photo by Rehan Khan/EPA)





Commuters wade through a flooded street during heavy monsoon rains in Hyderabad, in Sindh province, on July 14, 2025. Monsoon rains in Pakistan have been linked to more than 110 deaths including dozens of children since they arrived in late June, according to government figures released on July 14. (Photo by Akram Shahid/AFP Photo)





Commuters make their way through a flooded street during heavy monsoon rains in Hyderabad, in Sindh province, on July 14, 2025. Monsoon rains in Pakistan have been linked to more than 110 deaths including dozens of children since they arrived in late June, according to government figures released on July 14. (Photo by Husnain Ali/AFP Photo)





Technicians repair damaged electrical power lines in a residential area following heavy monsoon rains in Hyderabad, in Sindh province, on July 15, 2025. (Photo by Akram Shahid/AFP Photo)





A road side vendor waits for a customer with a plastic sheet over him to protect himself from rain in Lahore, Pakistan, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (Photo by K.M. Chaudary/AP Photo)





People wade through a flooded street in a residential area following heavy monsoon rains in Hyderabad, in Sindh province, on July 15, 2025. (Photo by Akram Shahid/AFP Photo)





Residents gather outside their houses, which have been submerged by floodwaters following heavy monsoon rains in Hyderabad, Sindh province on July 15, 2025. Monsoon rains in Pakistan have been linked to more than 110 deaths, including dozens of children, since they arrived in late June, according to government figures released on July 14. (Photo by Husnain Ali/AFP Photo)





A man pushes a car through a flooded street during heavy monsoon rains in Rawalpindi on July 17, 2025. Monsoon rains in Pakistan have been linked to more than 110 deaths including dozens of children since they arrived in late June, according to government figures released on July 14. (Photo by Aamir Qureshi/AFP Photo)





A motorcyclist rides through a flooded road during monsoon rainfall, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Thursday, July 17, 2025. (Photo by Anjum Naveed/AP Photo)





Local people catch fish in the floodwaters near a partially submerged house during heavy monsoon rains at the Ladian village of Rawalpindi on July 17, 2025. Heavy rains have been linked to 54 deaths in the past 24 hours in Pakistan, taking the toll to about 180 since the arrival of the monsoon in late June, the government's disaster agency said on July 17. (Photo by Aamir Qureshi/AFP Photo)





A man wades through a flooded street during heavy monsoon rains in Rawalpindi on July 17, 2025. Monsoon rains in Pakistan have been linked to more than 110 deaths including dozens of children since they arrived in late June, according to government figures released on July 14. (Photo by Aamir Qureshi/AFP Photo)





People rest at a closed market during a shutter-down strike, in Karachi, Pakistan, 19 July 2025. Businesses across Karachi on 19 July observe a strike, backed by dozens of trade bodies, in protest against new tax provisions in Pakistan's new Finance Act, with the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) leading the call. (Photo by Rehan Khan/EPA)





Commuters wade through a flooded street after heavy rainfall in Lahore on July 23, 2025. (Photo by Arif Ali/AFP Photo)