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Fresh spell of rains, snowfall likely next week

Published January 21, 2017 Updated January 21, 2017 12:00am

The Met Office on Friday forecast a fresh spell of rains and snowfall for the entire country during the next week. It alerted the citizens of landslides in vulnerable areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir from intermittent rains. Isolated heavy falls may generate flash floods in the local streams of Balochistan.
"A strong weather system (westerly wave) is expected to produce more rains/snowfall over the hills in the country during the coming week," the Met office said, adding that the weather system was likely to unleash fresh rains and snowfall across the country.
Sindh: Rain with thunderstorm is expected at scattered places in Sindh on coming Tuesday and Wednesday. Balochistan: Rain with snowfall over the hills is expected at a number of places from Monday to Wednesday. Heavy snowfall is expected over the hills of Quetta, Zhob and Kalat divisions on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa /FATA: Rain with snowfall over the hills is expected at most of the places from Monday to Thursday. Intermittent heavy snowfall may occur over the hills of FATA, Malakand and Hazara divisions on Wednesday and Thursday.
Punjab/Islamabad: Rain with snowfall over the hills is expected at a number of places from Monday to Thursday. Intermittent heavy snowfall may occur over the hills of Murree and Galliyat from Tuesday to Thursday.
Gilgit-Baltistan/Kashmir: Rain with snowfall over the hills is expected at a number of places from Monday to Thursday. Intermittent heavy snowfall may occur over the hills of GB and Kashmir from Tuesday to Thursday.