Afield survey was carried out during 1991 to assess the distribution and incidence of various sunflower diseases in different agro-ecological zones of Pakistan. In total, 1400 acres of sunflower crop from 45 localities were inspected and 9 fungal and one bacteril disease were recorded. The number of diseases recorded differed among ihe regions and their distribution and incidence broadly corresponded to the intensity of sunflower production. Alternaria leaf spot and charcoal rot were observed.in all the regions and were most severe with highest incidence of 80 and 90 percent, respectively. Powder mildew and bacterial rot were also found to be emerging pathological problems particularly in the Punjab province.