Monsoon rain in parts of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has turned weather pleasant as Met department forecasts heaving rains.
According to details, Gujrat, Pasrur witnessed heavy rain while several other parts of Punjab witnessed intermittent rain as new spell of Monsoon enters country. Heavy downpour was reported in several parts of KP including Swabi, raising concerns of flooding in nullahs.
Pakistan Meteorological Department has forecasted more rain with scattered heavy falls in Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Murree, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Sialkot, Narowal, Lahore, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Sheikhupura, Faisalabad, Jhang, Mianwali, Khushab, Sargodha, Hafizabad, M. B Din, Swat, Mansehra, Kohistan, Abbottabad, Haripur, Peshawar, Mardan, Swabi, Nowshera, Kurram, Kohat from 20th to 26th July with occasional gaps.
More rain-wind/thundershower is also expected in Bannu, Lakki Marwat, D.I. Khan, Sahiwal, Okara, Bhakkar, Layyah, Multan, Khanewal, Pakpattan, Vehari, Rajanpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Rahimyar Khan and Khanpur from 21st to 26th July with occasional gaps.
The Met department warned that heavy rains may generate urban flooding in Rawalpindi/Islamabad, Peshawar, Nowshera, Mardan, Faisalabad, Lahore and Gujranwala from 20th to 23rd July.
