RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Friday extended its condolences to Pakistan following severe floods and torrents that have killed at least 169 people in the past 24 hours, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the Kingdom’s “sincere condolences and sympathy” to the government and people of Pakistan, affirming Saudi Arabia’s solidarity “during this painful event” and with the families of the deceased, while wishing the injured a speedy recovery, SPA added.

Heavy monsoon rains have triggered landslides and flash floods across northern Pakistan, with the National Disaster Management Authority reporting that most of the fatalities, 150, were in the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Nine deaths were recorded in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and five in Gilgit-Baltistan.