Met Office forecasts rain in Karachi from tomorrow

The Meteorological Department has forecast strong winds and thundershowers across Sindh on Thursday and Friday.

The Meteorological Department has predicted rain in Karachi on March 1.

According to the department, heavy rain is likely in most parts of the country from tomorrow to March 2, heavy snowfall in most parts and hailstorm in some places.

The Meteorological Department said that a wave of strong westerly winds would enter the western regions of the country from tomorrow. This wave will affect the most of the country on Friday and will continue till Saturday.

On the other hand, rain and snowfall are likely in Balochistan, Islamabad, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir.

Earlier, over-16-hour torrential rains have paralysed normal life in Gwadar, turning streets into ponds, badly disrupting electricity system.

Roads are flooded and the water has entered the houses and shops, causing problems for citizens. Several houses have collapsed, forcing citizens to relocate.

Due to the lack of an effective drainage system, water has accumulated on the roads and rainwater has entered the houses in Tobagh, Sheikh Umar, Sohrabi Ward, Malaband Thana Ward, Shambe Smail areas of Gwadar.

Rainwater has also entered shops in Jannat Bazaar and Bilal Masjid Airport Road.

According to UC chairman of Sarabandan, many boats have collided and broken due to strong winds.

Chief of ‘Haq Do Tehreek’s’ newly elected MPA Maulana Hidayatur Rehman Baloch has said, in a statement on social media, that the entire Gwadar city has been submerged in the torrential rain. The people of Gwadar are suffering the punishment of corruption and commission-grabbing, he added.