Tag: Thunderstorm

PM orders inquiry into Met Dept’s ‘failure to predict storm’

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday sought an explanation from Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) over its failure to forecast the June 1 thunderstorm that...

Govt announces compensation package for thunderstorm victims

The State Minister for Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) Tariq Fazal Chaudhry on Thursday announced Rs 0.5 million compensation for six citizens who...

Ill-equipped Met Office fails to predict storm

The Pakistan's Meteorological Department (PMD) again failed to predict the thunderstorm that wreaked havoc in the northern part of the country. While meteorological departments across...

40 killed, 122 injured due to rain, windstorm in Punjab, KP

Death toll due to heavy rain and windstorms that lashed Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Peshawar, Lahore and some other parts of the country on Wednesday night...