Staff reporter
Lahore
The Met Office has forecast widespread rain with wind or thunderstorm across the country from Thursday till Saturday, says a statement issued by the Met Office on Wednesday. Under the influence of the new weather system, widespread rain with wind-thunderstorm is expected in all districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Attock, Jhelum, Chakwal, Mianwali, Sargodha, Khusab, Bhakkar, Faisalabad, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh, Sheikhupura, Lahore, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Gujrat, Hafizabad and Narowal districts from Wednesday to Saturday.
“Rain with dust-thunderstorm is also expected in Quetta, Zhob, Pashin, Harnai, Ziarat, Dera Ghazi Khan, Multan, Khanewal, Sahiwal, Okara, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Khanpur, Rahim Yar khan, Sukkur, Jacobabad and Larkana districts during Wednesday to Thursday.
Dust raising winds are expected in lower Sindh including Karachi on Thursday and Friday,” the statement said. The statement further said that heavy rain with intermittent thundershowers (with hailstorm) is also expected in Dir, Swat, Shangla, Buner, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Peshawar, Mardan, Nowshera, Charsadda, Swabi, Kohat, Islamabad/Rawalpindi, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Gujranwala, Lahore, Faisalabad, Sargodha and Kashmir districts on Thursday and Friday.
“Possibility of urban flooding cannot be ruled out in Peshawar, Islamabad/Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Sargodha, and Lahore during the period. Heavy rainfall may generate flash flooding and may trigger landslides in the vulnerable areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Kashmir, Rawalpindi and Islamabad during the period,” it added.
