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Rains likely this week

Published March 7, 2017 Updated March 7, 2017 12:00am

The Met Office on Monday forecast for the March's first spell of rains expected in the current week in the country. It said that "another westerly wave (weather system) is likely to enter in Pakistan during next 24 hours and likely to persist till Saturday".
The new weather system is likely to unleash rain/thunderstorm with gusty winds at intervals at scattered places in Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, FATA, Islamabad and Upper Punjab from Thursday to Saturday, while isolated rain-thunderstorm with gusty winds at a few places on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Rain/thunderstorm is expected at scattered places in Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir during Wednesday to Saturday. Rain/thunderstorm is also expected at isolated places in Quetta, Zhob, Kalat, D.G.Khan, Multan and Sahiwal divisions on Tuesday/Wednesday.