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Pakistan

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Level, last 60 days

  • Deaths 30 d

    547

    UCDP up to 2026-08-31

  • Per million 90 d

    2.2

    last 90 days

  • Civilians

    7%

    last 90 days

  • Incidents 30 d

    150

  • Population

    255.2 M

    World Bank

  • Plants near violence

    5 / 10

    near violence / total; 2 nuclear

Why this level5

  • +283 deaths in organised violence in the last 30 daysUCDP GED Candidate
  • +2UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the countryUK FCDO travel advice
  • +215.5 million people in crisis-level food insecurity or worse (IPC 3+)FEWS NET
  • +12 nuclear power plants within 50 km of organised violence in the last 90 daysWRI Global Power Plant Database · UCDP
  • +1Compound crisis: organised violence, official travel advice, food insecurity at the same timeARMSMA situation watch

Source: ARMSMA situation watch

Every monitored signal

The last 60 days, each on its own scale.

  • Violence deaths, 30 days

    83

  • Violence incidents, 30 days

    18

  • Travel advice level (FCDO)

    3

  • Power plants near violence

    5

  • Nuclear plants near violence

    2

  • Refugees who fled

    155 563

  • People in food crisis (IPC 3+)

    15 500 000

  • Internet outage alerts, 24 h

    2

    —

Source: ARMSMA situation watch

Deaths in organised violence, per week

Pakistan, UCDP best estimates. The red bar is the latest week.

The latest week may be incomplete.

Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31

Who the violence is between

Deaths by kind of violence, last 90 days of data.

  • State-based conflict · 95%
  • Non-state conflict · 0%
  • Against civilians · 5%

Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)

Food, displacement, sanctions

People in food crisis (IPC 3+)
15.5 M
2026-08
Share in food crisis
6%
2026-08
Undernourishment
16.5%
2023
Refugees who fled
—
Refugees hosted
—
Internally displaced
—
Sanctions designations
5,645
2026-09-29
GDP per person
$1,596
2025

FEWS NET · World Bank / FAO · UNHCR · OpenSanctions

People in crisis-level food insecurity

IPC Phase 3 or worse, month by month (FEWS NET current-situation estimates, midpoint of the published range).

FEWS NET — IPC-compatible analysis

Latest incidents of organised violence25

DatePlaceSidesDeathsCiviliansReported by
2026-08-31Awaran District of BalochistanGovernment of Pakistan — BRAS40SATP
2026-08-31Mashkel town (Mashkel District) of BalochistanGovernment of Pakistan — BRAS80SATP
2026-08-31Nokcha area of Chagai District in BalochistanGovernment of Pakistan — BRAS110SATP
2026-08-31Dalbandin area of Chaghi District in BalochistanGovernment of Pakistan — BRAS120SATP
2026-08-31Shadi Kaur area of Pasni tehsil (revenue unit) in Gwadar District of BalochistanGovernment of Pakistan — BRAS10SATP
2026-08-31 – 2026-09-01North Waziristan, a district in the country’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Ghulam Khan sectorGovernment of Pakistan — TTP150SATP, Kabul Now
2026-08-31mountainous area of Katlang in Mardan District of Khyber PakhtunkhwaGovernment of Pakistan — TTP20SATP
2026-08-31Shah Hassan Khel area of Lakki Marwat District in Khyber PakhtunkhwaGovernment of Pakistan — TTP20SATP
2026-08-31Khudadad Colony area of Karachi, the provincial capital of SindhGovernment of Pakistan — TTP10SATP
2026-08-31Customs House in Ziarat Cross. Pishin District in BalochistanGovernment of Pakistan — TTP160SATP
2026-08-31Lakki Marwat District of Khyber PakhtunkhwaGovernment of Pakistan — TTP10SATP
2026-08-31Ghol Dam area of Karak District in Khyber PakhtunkhwaGovernment of Pakistan — TTP10SATP
2026-08-30Killi Bakhtiar Khan area of Luni tehsil (revenue unit) in Duki District of BalochistanBRAS — Civilians33SATP
2026-08-30Palantak area of Washuk District in BalochistanGovernment of Pakistan — BRAS20SATP
2026-08-30Sharifabad area of Khadkocha in Mastung District of BalochistanGovernment of Pakistan — BRAS11SATP
2026-08-30Zubaida Jalal Road heading toward Mand in the Hairabad area of Turbat tehsil (revenue unit) in Kech District of BalochistanGovernment of Pakistan — BRAS10SATP
2026-08-30near Shago Chowk in Mamund tehsil (revenue unit) of Bajaur District in Khyber PakhtunkhwaIS — Civilians11SATP
2026-08-30Mohmand District of Khyber PakhtunkhwaGovernment of Pakistan — TTP10SATP
2026-08-28Bolan District of BalochistanGovernment of Pakistan — BRAS30SATP
2026-08-28Kari Haider area of Tank District in Khyber PakhtunkhwaTTP — Civilians11SATP
2026-08-28Makeen Bazaar of South Waziristan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa oTTP — Civilians00SATP
2026-08-28Shago Mamond Chowk in Mamond Tehsil, Bajaur district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.IS — Civilians11Afghan Analyst on Twitter (X)
2026-08-28Jani Khel and Nasri Khel areas of Bannu District in Khyber PakhtunkhwaGovernment of Pakistan — TTP20SATP
2026-08-28Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, travelling from Kulachi toward MaddiGovernment of Pakistan — TTP40SATP
2026-08-27a mountainous area of Awaran District in BalochistanGovernment of Pakistan — BRAS50SATP

Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31

Conflicts, 90 days8

  • Pakistan: Government301
  • Pakistan: Balochistan207
  • Unidentified armed group (Pakistan)13
  • BRAS - Civilians10
  • IS - Civilians7
  • Unidentified armed group (Pakistan) - Civilians4
  • TTP - Civilians3
  • Afghanistan: Islamic State3

Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)

Natural hazards, 30 days0

None in the last 30 days.

GDACS · USGS · NASA EONET

Warnings and notices

UK FCDO: Pakistan: Avoid all travel to parts

No severe weather warning in force.

UK FCDO · WMO · WHO · Copernicus EMS

Power plants near danger5

  • Bin Qasim · Oil · 1,260 MW

    2 incidents within 50 km in 90 days, nearest 36 km

  • Chasnupp · Nuclear · 1,330 MW

    1 incidents within 50 km in 90 days, nearest 47 km

  • Hub Power Project · Oil · 1,292 MW

    2 incidents within 50 km in 90 days, nearest 32 km

  • Kanupp · Nuclear · 137 MW

    2 incidents within 50 km in 90 days, nearest 22 km

  • Port Qasim EPC power station · Coal · 1,320 MW

    2 incidents within 50 km in 90 days, nearest 37 km

Distance only: this does not mean a plant was affected.

WRI Global Power Plant Database; UCDP; GDACS · USGS

Next 7 days in Rawalpindi

Day°CRainGustsWatch
Tue, Sep 2920…300.0 mm31 km/h
Wed, Sep 3019…320.0 mm25 km/h
Thu, Oct 120…320.0 mm23 km/h
Fri, Oct 221…330.0 mm28 km/h
Sat, Oct 321…340.0 mm38 km/h
Sun, Oct 421…330.0 mm29 km/h
Mon, Oct 521…320.0 mm31 km/h

Forecast for the capital only; marks: heat ≥38 °C, frost ≤−20 °C, rain ≥50 mm, gusts ≥75 km/h, thunderstorms. Official warnings are above.

Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)

Food prices in markets13

ItemPriceUSDYear
Wheat flour / KG138 PKR0.50+74%
Wheat / KG125 PKR0.45+73%
Sugar / KG149 PKR0.54-18%
Ghee (artificial) / KG627 PKR2.26+7%
Oil (cooking) / L613 PKR2.21+7%
Lentils (masur) / KG266 PKR0.96-13%
Fuel (diesel) / L377 PKR1.36+34%
Beans(mash) / KG465 PKR1.68+4%
Milk / L220 PKR0.79+10%
Fuel (petrol-gasoline) / L336 PKR1.21+27%
Lentils (moong) / KG365 PKR1.31-4%
Lentils (gram) / KG265 PKR0.95—
Rice (coarse) / KG154 PKR0.550%

Median retail price across markets in the latest month reported (2026-08); change against the same month a year before.

WFP · HDX (CC BY-IGO)

Disasters since 200012

032000: 020002001: 02002: 02003: 02004: 02005: 020052006: 02007: 02008: 02009: 02010: 020102011: 02012: 02013: 02014: 02015: 020152016: 02017: 02018: Droughts 12019: Earthquakes 1, Floods 1, Tropical cyclones 12020: 020202021: Tropical cyclones 12022: Floods 12023: Floods 2, Tropical cyclones 12024: Tropical cyclones 12025: Floods 220252026: 02026

FloodsTropical cyclonesEarthquakesDroughts

  • Flood in Pakistan · Aug 14, 2025 · Magnitude 0
  • Flood in Pakistan · Jul 14, 2025 · Magnitude 0
  • Tropical Cyclone ASNA-24 · Aug 30, 2024 · Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 83 km/h)
  • Flood in Pakistan · Aug 16, 2023 · Magnitude 0
  • Flood in India, Pakistan · Jun 14, 2023 · Magnitude 0
  • Tropical Cyclone BIPARJOY-23 · Jun 6, 2023 · Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 194 km/h)
  • Flood in Pakistan · Jun 14, 2022 · Magnitude 0
  • Tropical Cyclone TAUKTAE-21 · May 14, 2021 · Hurricane/Typhoon > 74 mph (maximum wind speed of 222 km/h)
  • Earthquake in Pakistan · Sep 24, 2019 · Magnitude 5.6M, Depth:10km
  • Flood in Pakistan · Jul 14, 2019 · Magnitude 0
  • Tropical Cyclone VAYU-19 · Jun 10, 2019 · Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 176 km/h)
  • Drought in Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan · Nov 21, 2018 · Medium impact for agricultural drought in 116622 km2

GDACS (orange and red alerts since 2000)