Monsoon rains are likely to start from today, says the Met office. The first spell of monsoon rains will start from Friday and will continue till July 8. However, more rains are expected in the second week of July. Meanwhile, the weather turned pleasant in the northern region of the country after Azad Kahsmir and Abbottabad received some rainfall on Wednesday, while the weather remained hot and dry in the plain areas of the country.
Temperatures as high as 47 degree Celsius were recorded in Bhawalnagar, Bhakkar, and Bannu. The temperature in other major cities was as follows: 34 degree Celsius in Karachi, 40 Quetta, 39 Lahore, 42 Islamabad, 43 Peshawar and 42 degree centigrade was recorded in Muzaffarabad. According to the Met office, gusty winds are likely to blow in Lahore, Gujranwala, Rawalpindi and Hazara division during the next twenty four hours.
