Light Rainfall has provided relief across various areas in Lahore, including Gulberg, Jail Road, Canal Road, and Ferozepur Road. The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) forecasts continued rain throughout Punjab until September 4.
The PDMA predicts that cities such as Lahore, Kasur, Narowal, Sahiwal, Toba Tek Singh, Faisalabad, and Jhang will experience rainfall, with additional showers expected in Rawalpindi, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Mandi Bahauddin, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Khushab, Sargodha, and Mianwali.
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Intermittent rain is also anticipated in the southern districts of Punjab, including Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Khanpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Multan, Layyah, Rajanpur, and Rahim Yar Khan.
Currently, Mangla Dam is at 79% capacity, and Tarbela Dam is full. PDMA DG Irfan Ali Kathia has assured that there is no flooding risk in Punjab’s rivers, and relevant institutions are on high alert.
The Met Department predicts partly cloudy weather for Islamabad and its surroundings, with possible rain in the evening or night, and heavy rain in parts of the Potohar region. Other areas expecting rain include Murree, Galiyat, Rawalpindi, Chakwal, Jhelum, Mandi Bahauddin, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Sheikhupura, Narowal, Sialkot, Lahore, Khushab, Sargodha, and Mianwali.
While most of Sindh, Punjab, and Balochistan will remain hot and dry, rain is expected in select areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including Chitral, Dir, Swat, Kohistan, Malakand, Battagram, Buner, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Mardan, Swabi, Charsadda, and Peshawar. Balochistan will also see rain in Zhob, Musakhel, Shirani, Barkhan, Loralai, Kohlu, Sibbi, Quetta, Chaman, Qila Saifullah, Pishin, and Ziarat, while Sindh might experience rain in Tharparkar, Umarkot, Mithi, and Mirpur Khas.
