National News

ISLAMABAD, (APP): Chief Metreologist Muhammad Riaz on
Saturday said onset of monsoon is very likely in the country during
upcoming week.
Talking to private news channel, he said that monsoon rains
to enter Pakistan from the upper parts of the country such as
Kashmir, upper Punjab and then expand through Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
and FATA.
“Monsoon rains are likely to start from upper parts of the
country that will spread towards central and southern parts of
the country during the week,” he told.
He said during first spell of monsoon, widespread rains
with isolated heavy thundershowers, accompanied by strong gusty
winds are expected in Islamabad, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,
FATA and Kashmir.
“Scattered rains/dust-thundershowers are also expected in
Sindh and Balochistan during the coming week,” he added.
To a question, he said many rain-spells would continue
till Eidul Fitr. The country would experience heavy monsoon
rains, whose intensity would increase gradually.
He said in Sindh monsoon rains would start during the
first week of July. “The province along with Karachi would
receive heavy rains”, he added.