“Strongest winds in seven years with heavy rains and hails are expected for 48 hours. “There is no need to panic, however it’s better to be prepared.”Meanwhile, dust-thunderstorms, gusty weather followed by rains at various places is expected to prevail in isolated places throughout the country in the next 24 hours. Isolated heavy falls are also expected in Malakand, Hazara divisions and Kashmir,” it added. The same weather is likely to prevail at scattered places in Gujranwala division, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Malakand, Hazara, Mardan, Rawalpindi divisions, Islamabad and Gilgit-Baltistan during this time span. During the past 24 hours, dust-thunderstorm and rain with gusty winds continued to lash Balochistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, isolated places in Hyderabad, Sukkur divisions, Islamabad, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.

Source: The Express Tribune April 16, 2019 18:45 UTC