ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued an alert of thunderstorms and strong winds in different parts of the country during the next 12 hours.
According to the NDMA, rain is also expected in the upper and plain areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. These districts include Peshawar, Nowshera, Charsadda, Mardan, Swabi, Abbottabad, Haripur, Mansehra, Swat, Dir, Malakand, Bajaur, Shangla, Buner, Mohmand, Khyber, Waziristan, Bannu, Kohat, Karak and Dera Ismail Khan.
According to the alert, rain is likely in various districts of Punjab, including Mianwali, Khushab, Chakwal, Tala Gang, Jhelum, Mandi Bahauddin, Gujrat, Sialkot, Hafizabad, Lahore, Gujranwala, Narowal, Sheikhupura, Kasur, Layyah, Multan, Kot Addo, Bahawalnagar, Hasilpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur and Rahim Yar Khan.
Similarly, rain is also expected in various areas of Sindh. These include areas of Karachi, Hyderabad, Thatta, Badin, Mirpurkhas, Tharparkar, Umerkot, Sanghar, Nawabshah, Dadu, Larkana, Jacobabad, Shikarpur, Sukkur and Ghotki.
In addition, thunderstorms are also likely in the districts of Muzaffarabad, Neelum Valley, Poonch, Bagh, Haveli, Kotli, Mirpur of Azad Kashmir, while in the areas of Gilgit-Baltistan including Gilgit, Skardu, Hunza, Nagar, Diamer, Astore, Ghanche, Shigar and Kharmang.
The NDMA has warned that heavy rains and strong winds may cause slippage on roads and disruption in the power system.
Citizens have been advised to avoid unnecessary travel and take precautionary measures in view of the weather conditions.
