LAHORE – Parts of Pakistan including Lahore received rainfall of varying intensities during the last 24 hours, providing much needed respite top the citizens by washing away hazardous pollutants from the atmosphere.
Rain with snowfall over mountains occurred in Kashmir, Islamabad, Northeast/central Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Karachi, Thatta and Ormara.
Rainfall (mm):
Kashmir: Muzaffarabad (Airport 34, City 33), Rawalakot 22, Garhi Do Patta 18, Kotli 08
Punjab: Rawalpindi (Chaklala 17, Kacheri 11, Shamsabad 07), Murree 10, Islamabad (Zero Point, Golra 08, Saidpur 07, Airport 06, Bokra 05), Mangla 08, Gujranwala, Jhelum 06, Sialkot (Airport 06, City 05), Gujrat, Mandi Bahauddin 04, Chakwal, Narowal 03, Hafizabad, Khanpur, Sheikhupura 02, Attock, Johar Abad 01
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Dir (Upper) 13, Kakul 09, Patan 07, Parachinar 06, Balakot, Charat 05, Drosh 04, Bacha Khan (Airport), Mir Khani 02, Chitral, Kalam, Peshawar, Saidu Sharif 01
Sindh: Karachi (Quaidabad 08, DHA Phase Two 05, North Karachi 04, Kemari, Saadi Town, Nazimabad 03, Malir, Old Area (Airport), Masroor Base 02, Surjani Town, University Road, Faisal Base 01), Thatta 01
Balochistan: Ormara 01
Snowfall (Inches):
Murree 02 inch.
In Lahore, light to moderate rain provided relief to the citizens from weather related diseases by washing away pollutants.
Prior to the intermittent light rain, citizens were suffering from weather related diseases.
As per the medical practitioners, children and elderly people were at a greater risk due to weak immunity.
“Pneumonia, high fever, skin allergy, cough, sore throat, eye sore and lungs infection were on the rise due to dry cold and high pollution. The rain, though light, will help reducing the disease burden by washing away pollutants”, said Dr Abdul Rauf, a family physician running clinic in Farooq Gunj, a congested locality of Northern Lahore.
The situation will further improve as the Met office has predicted more intermittent rain during coming days.
Intermittent rains, snowfall likely in Pakistan till February 4
