Pakistani commuters travel on a street during a heavy rain shower in Karachi on June 28, 2017. AFP/Rizwan Tabassum

 

KARACHI: Various areas of the metropolis experience persistent drizzle, as of late Saturday night, Geo News reported.

Areas, including Shahrah-e-Faisal, Federal B. Area, Malir, and surroundings felt the cool as light rain washed over the city through Saturday evening well into the night.

Light rain is forecasted for the Friday-Sunday period in some locales of Sindh and Balochistan.

Heavy rain forecast in the north

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecasted heavy rain in certain areas of northern Pakistan as well as Islamabad itself.

The expectation for Tuesday through Thursday remains of light showers in various locales of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), FATA, Gilgit-Baltistan, and southern Punjab.

Rivers and canals in Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Dera Ghazi Khan, and Islamabad, alongside some areas of KP and Kashmir, are predicted to overflow due to the monsoon rains.

Consequently, this is expected to flood the low-lying areas of Sindh and Punjab, as well as some parts of Balochistan.

There is also a risk of landslides in Malakand, the Hazara division, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Kashmir.