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The district administration in Mansehra barred tourists from visiting Lake Saiful Muluk due to forecasted monsoon rains and cloudbursts in Kaghan Valley. The business community criticized the ban, arguing it harms their seasonal tourism-dependent businesses despite safety measures being in place.

Pakistan is facing a nationwide emergency as heavy monsoon rains cause flooding, landslides, and infrastructure damage, with over 100 deaths reported. Despite warnings from the Met Office and NDMA about rising river levels and flash floods, the government's preparedness remains inadequate, echoing failures from the 2022 floods.

NDMA is urging ministries to integrate disaster resilience into planning as part of Vision 2047. An NDMA member emphasized that resilience is essential for India's development and prosperity.

An MIT study reveals that NDMA, a chemical found in polluted water, medications, and processed foods, poses a higher cancer risk to children than adults. Experiments on mice showed that children's rapid cell division converts early DNA damage into mutations more easily, leading to increased cancer development despite equal exposure.