Rain with thunder to pour in parts of country: PMD

ISLAMABAD: The Meteorological Department has predicted strong winds, gales, and thundershowers in the capital city, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan today.

According to the Meteorological Department, it rained in Multan, Bahawalpur, and DG Khan due to which power supply was suspended in many areas, while light rain was also recorded in Clifton and Defense areas of Karachi.

The report stated that the highest rainfall in the country was recorded at Lahore Airport yesterday, 255 mm. On the other hand, there was heavy rain in the Mount Sulaiman range, which caused landslides at Dhansar and mountain rocks fell on the N50 highway, which closed the Zhob DI Khan highway and cut off the land connection of Balochistan with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A large number of vehicles were stuck on the motorway.

Due to the rain, the car was washed away in the flood relay on the Quetta Zhob highway, from which the body of one student was pulled out while 2 were rescued, the search for the driver is on.

It is being told that due to heavy rain last night, a part of the bridge collapsed due to a crack in the high court road of Rawalpindi, traffic was badly affected, for which the district administration has started the operation to restore the bridge. The Meteorological Department says that the pre-monsoon rains will continue till June 30 across the country.