Heavy Rain and Storm Alert Issued for Karachi, NDMA Warns Several Regions

PAKISTAN: The National Disaster Management Authority’s (NDMA) National Emergencies Operation Centre (NEOC) on Friday issued a nationwide weather alert warning of thunderstorms, heavy rain, and hailstorms in several parts of the country during the next 12 to 24 hours.

According to the advisory, strong winds, thunderstorm-related rain, and isolated hailstorms are expected in most parts of the country, including Isl­amabad, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Ba­­lochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

In Sindh, the NDMA warned of thunderstorms and possible hailstorms in Karachi, Hyderabad, Matli, Matiari, Tando Allahyar, Tando Mohammad Khan, Thatta, Badin, Mirpurkhas, Sujawal, and Jamshoro.

In Balochistan, rain-bearing weather systems are expected to affect Quetta, Zhob, Qila Saifullah, Qila Abdullah, Pishin, Chaman, Loralai, Khuzdar, Qalat, Mastung, Ziarat, Sibi, Barkhan, Kohlu, Dera Bugti, Surab, Hub, Gwadar, and Kech.