Islamabad
Recent spells of rain, which have brought intense early cold in most parts of the country, has changed the trend of winters in month of November as compared to previous year. Spokesman Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) Dr Khalid Malik told APP here on Wednesday that these intense weather conditions would persist for next three days.
Pakistan Meteorological Department Wednesday forecast widespread rain with snowfall on the hills for next 24 hours in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It said that during the last 24 hours the mercury dropped to -3C in Kalam while four inches snow was recorded in Malamjabba and 2 inches in Kalam.
The weather remained rainy and cloudy in Chitral, Dir (Lower & Upper), Bajaur, Swat, Shangla, Bunner, Malakand, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Battagram, Kohistan, Torghar, Haripur, Mardan, Swabi, Peshawar, Nowshera, Charsadda, Khyber, Mohmand, Kohat, Hangu, Karak, Kurram, Bannu, Lakki Marwat, DIKhan, Tank, North and South Waziristan districts.
The chief amount of rain was recorded during the last 24 hours was; Dir 17mm, Balakot 14, Asbanr (lower Dir) 11, Parachinar and Besham 10 each, Pattan 09, Malam Jabba 08, Chitral, Timergara, Cherat and Bunner 6 each, Kakul 05, Saidu Sharif and Mohmand Dam 4 each, Peshawar, Bannu, Mirkhani and Kalam 03 each, Drosh 02, Takht Bhai 01 and DIKhan was not traced. The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has written letters to all district administrations directing to remain alter to cope with any emergency especially in hilly areas due to land sliding or more snowfall.—APP
