Strong monsoon currents penetrating southern, north eastern parts

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ISLAMABAD July 24 (TNS): Strong monsoon currents are penetrating southern and north eastern parts of the country, Pakistan Meteorological Department on Monday said. A westerly wave is affecting upper and central parts of the country and likely to persist during the next few days.

Rain and thunderstorm (with isolated heavy falls) are expected at a number of places in Kashmir, Islamabad, upper Punjab (Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sargodha, Faisalabad divisions), Hazara, Mirpurkhas, Hyderabad divisions, while at scattered places in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, FATA, D.G Khan, Multan, Sahiwal, Bahawalpur, Sukkur, Larkana, Shaheed Benazirabad, Karachi, Sibbi, Zhob, Naseerabad divisions and Gilgit Baltistan in the next 24 hours.