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The provincial governments of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday warned of a new spell of rain and thunderstorms in the central and northern parts of the country over the weekend, following an advisory issued by the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD).
In advisories issued today, the Provincial Disaster Management Authorities (PDMAs) of Punjab and KP said rain was forecast in most districts of the two provinces from Friday evening through Sunday.
In Punjab, heavy rain is expected in Lahore, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh, Sahiwal and Okara, while rain is also forecast in Rawalpindi, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Narowal, Gujrat, Mandi Bahauddin, Bhakkar, Layyah, Dera Ghazi Khan, Multan, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar and Rahim Yar Khan.
In KP, rain is expected in upper districts and plain areas, including Chitral, Dir, Swat, Shangla, Buner, Malakand, Bajaur, Kohistan, Peshawar, Mardan, Swabi, Charsadda, Nowshera, Kohat, Kurram and Hangu, the PDMA said.
