Pakistan Army has deployed helicopters as Punjab declared a state of emergency following heavy rains and widespread flooding that claimed at least 63 lives in the past 24 hours, according to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).

By bno - Mumbai Office At least 63 people have died and close to 300 have been injured in the past 24 hours due to heavy monsoon rains across Pakistan’s Punjab province, according to provincial authorities.

A man wades through a flooded street amidst heavy monsoon rains in Rawalpindi on July 17. 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. (Photo: AFP)