Rains likely to lash Punjab, GB till Sunday

KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Tuesday said rain-thundershower with gusty winds are expected to lash scattered places in Punjab and Gilgit Baltistan till Sunday.

According to the Met, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Malakand, Hazara, Mardan, Peshawar, Kohat divisions, Islamabad and Kashmir are likely to receive showers.

The meteorological department has forecast rain on July 25 — when elections will be held across the country.

A rain forecast has also been released for isolated places in Bannu, DI Khan, Multan, DG Khan, Bahawalpur, Sahiwal, Zhob divisions, and Gilgit-Baltistan.

Heavy falls are expected at few places in Malakand, Hazara, Mardan, Peshawar, Kohat, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Sargodha, Islamabad, and Kashmir.

Hot and humid weather is expected elsewhere in the country.