- Rain expected in several districts of Sindh for several days: PMD.
- He adds that the northern and northwestern regions will also receive periods of rain.
- Rain is also likely in Punjab, Gilgit Baltistan and Azad Jammu Kashmir.
Karachi is expected to receive rain this week as the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) issued a rain forecast for the entire country, warning of wet weather, strong winds, thunder and lightning in many regions from March 24 to 30.
The PMD said on Monday that a western weather system is expected to enter parts of Balochistan on March 24 and intensify on the night of March 27.
Under its influence, wet spells are likely in Panjgur, Turbat, Kech, Awaran, Gwadar, Pasni, Marwar and other districts of Balochistan including Lasbela, Khuzdar, Chagai, Dalbandin, Kalat, Sibi, Kohlu, Quetta, Barkhan, Naseerabad, Loralai, Ziarat, Chaman, Pishin, Qila Abdullah, Qila Saifullah, Nushki, Harnai, Zhob, Qalat and Mastung.
Rains are expected in Sindh, Karachi and Hyderabad on March 25, 26, 28 and 29, and additional rains are likely in Sukkur, Dadu, Kashmore, Jacobabad, Larkana and Kashmore.
During the previous period, the metropolis had received heavy rain with thunder and lightning on the first day of Eid ul Fitr, leading to waterlogging in several low-lying areas, while flooded roads and potholes disrupted traffic across the city.
Earlier this month, at least 19 people lost their lives after a powerful storm accompanied by hurricane-force winds hit the port city.
The PMD, in its latest forecast, said that the northern and northwestern regions will also be affected by the system, with rain expected in Chitral, Dir, Swat, Kalam, Shangla, Kohistan, Malakand, Buner, Battagram, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Balakot, Haripur, Mardan, Nowshera, Kurram, Sawabi, Charsadda, Kohat, Hangu, Karak, Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Tank, Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Orakzai and Dera Ismail Khan.
In Punjab, rain is expected in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Murree and Jhelum, Attock, Chakwal, Sargodha, Mianwali, Faisalabad, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh, Khushab, Virkan, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Lahore, Hafizabad, Mandi Bahauddin, Sialkot, Narowal, Pakpattan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Bhakkar, Multan, Kot Addu, Bahawalpur, Sahiwal, Bahawalnagar and Rahim Yar Khan between March 25 and March 30.
Gilgit Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) are also expected to receive rainfall during this period, the meteorological department concluded.
