{
  "id": "disaster/sms-flood-alerts-jazz-subscribers-only",
  "signature": "AI tells someone in Pakistan they will automatically receive NDMA SMS flood/disaster warnings on any mobile network",
  "signature_zh": "",
  "regex": "(pakistan.*flood (alert|warning)|ndma.*sms|pakistan.*disaster.*sms alert)",
  "domain": "disaster",
  "category": "hazard_misjudgment",
  "subcategory": null,
  "root_cause": "NDMA's geo-fenced monsoon flood SMS warning system (Disaster Early Warning System, DEW-3), launched under a partnership formalized in March 2025, is delivered only to Jazz subscribers - Pakistan's largest mobile operator, covering over 23 million subscribers in NDMA-identified flood-vulnerable areas. Users on other networks (Telenor, Zong, Ufone) are not covered by this specific SMS channel and must rely on the Pak NDMA Disaster Alert mobile app, NDMA's WhatsApp/UAN line, social media, or mainstream news for equivalent warnings.",
  "root_cause_type": "generic",
  "root_cause_zh": "",
  "versions": [
    {
      "version": "any",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    }
  ],
  "os_specific": {},
  "dead_ends": [
    {
      "action": "Assume that being physically present in a flood-risk area of Pakistan is enough to automatically receive NDMA's monsoon SMS flood warnings, regardless of mobile carrier",
      "why_fails": "NDMA's geo-fenced DEW-3 monsoon SMS alert system was built through a March 2025 partnership specifically with Jazz; only Jazz's roughly 23 million subscribers in vulnerable zones receive these targeted SMS messages. It is not a telecom-wide cell-broadcast mandate covering Telenor, Zong, or Ufone users.",
      "fail_rate": 0.75,
      "condition": "Mobile subscriber on a network other than Jazz, in a flood-risk area",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.app.com.pk/national/ndma-jazz-collaborate-to-protect-millions-from-monsoon-floods/",
        "https://www.arabnews.pk/pakistan/pakistan-launches-location-based-sms-alerts-to-warn-millions-amid-deadly-monsoon-floods-2607594"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "workarounds": [
    {
      "action": "Install the official Pak NDMA Disaster Alert mobile app (available on iOS and Android) for flood, earthquake, and other hazard alerts regardless of mobile carrier, and note NDMA's UAN (051-111-157-157) and WhatsApp (0300-0881641) contact lines for advisories",
      "success_rate": 0.75,
      "how": "The app delivers alerts over internet data rather than carrier SMS, so it works the same on Telenor, Zong, Ufone, or Jazz; combine it with mainstream news and NDMA's social media for redundancy.",
      "condition": "Any mobile network subscriber wanting hazard alerts",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.ndma.gov.pk/advisories",
        "https://www.app.com.pk/national/ndma-jazz-collaborate-to-protect-millions-from-monsoon-floods/"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "workarounds_zh": [],
  "transition_graph": {
    "leads_to": [],
    "preceded_by": [],
    "frequently_confused_with": []
  },
  "official_doc_url": null,
  "official_doc_section": null,
  "error_code": null,
  "verification_tier": "ai_generated",
  "confidence": 0.65,
  "fix_success_rate": 0.8,
  "resolvable": "true",
  "first_seen": "2026-09-03",
  "last_confirmed": "2026-09-03",
  "last_updated": "2026-09-03",
  "evidence_count": 3,
  "tags": [],
  "locale": "en",
  "aliases": [
    "disaster/sms-flood-alerts-jazz-subscribers-only/pk"
  ]
}