ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has issued a detailed weather advisory indicating that widespread rain, windy conditions and occasional thundershowers are expected to move over most of the country from the evening of March 17 to March 20, overlapping the Eid holiday period. Although the weather will be particularly active, authorities are watching and […]
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Warns that people living in hilly areas of KP, GB and Azad Kashmir should remain cautious due to the risk of landslides Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Monday forecast rains accompanied by thundershowers and strong winds in different parts of the country ahead of Eid holiday as another westerly wave is expected to enter the
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