ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast rain, windstorms, thunderstorms and isolated hailstorms in several parts of the country during next 24 hours.
The PMD has warned that strong winds, lightning and hail may damage vulnerable infrastructure, including solar panels, electricity poles and billboards.
According to the PMD, rain accompanied by windstorms and thunderstorms is expected at isolated places in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Islamabad, Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, upper Sindh, and north and northeastern Balochistan.
Heavy rainfall is also likely at isolated places in northeastern Balochistan and southern Punjab, while hot and dry weather is expected to prevail over the rest of the country.
In Islamabad and adjoining areas, partly cloudy weather with rain and thunderstorms is expected.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, scattered rain-windstorms, thunderstorms and isolated heavy rainfall with hail are likely in Dir, Chitral, Swat, Kohistan, Malakand, Bajaur, Shangla, Battagram, Buner, Kohat, Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, Mohmand, Khyber, Waziristan, Orakzai, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Haripur, Peshawar, Mardan, Swabi, Hangu and Kurram.
In Punjab, rain accompanied by dust storms, thunderstorms, isolated heavy falls and hail is expected in Rawalpindi, Murree, Galliyat, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Mandi Bahauddin, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Wazirabad, Lahore, Sheikhupura, Sialkot, Narowal, Sahiwal, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh, Pakpattan, Nankana Sahib, Chiniot, Faisalabad, Okara, Kasur, Khushab, Sargodha, Noorpur Thal, Bhakkar, Layyah, Mianwali, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Dera Ghazi Khan, Multan, Khanewal, Lodhran, Muzaffargarh, Rajanpur, Rahim Yar Khan and Kot Addu.
Most districts of Sindh are expected to remain hot and dry. However, partly cloudy weather with isolated rain and thunderstorms is likely in Kashmore, Jacobabad, Sukkur, Ghotki, Shikarpur, Larkana and Dadu, while Karachi and adjoining areas may receive light rain accompanied by gusty winds.
In Balochistan, mainly hot and dry weather will prevail, although isolated rain and thunderstorms are expected in Zhob, Sherani, Musa Khel, Kohlu, Naseerabad, Qila Saifullah, Qila Abdullah, Harnai, Sibi, Barkhan, Khuzdar and Dera Bugti.
Partly cloudy weather with rain and thunderstorms is also expected in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, with isolated heavy rainfall and hailstorms likely in Kashmir.
The PMD advised the public to take precautionary measures, warning that strong winds, hailstorms and lightning could damage weak structures during the forecast period.