As northern Pakistan nears winters, thundershowers lash Islamabad

KARACHI/ISLAMABAD: Heavy rainfall accompanied with stormy winds lashed various areas of Islamabad and Mansehra, as well as Azad Kashmir's Mirpur Sunday night, asthe country's weather monitoring authority forecast pleasant weather.

According tothe Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), cities that can expect heavy showers today (Monday) includePunjab's Rawalpindi, Lahore, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, and Sargodha, multiple areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Balochistan's Zhob, Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B), and Kashmir.

The downpour in Islamabad is expected to continue through the day.

Thundershowers accompanied by gusty winds whippedShakargarh in Punjab's Narowal district and its surroundings intermittently throughout Sunday night, while Nakyal in Azad Kashmir experienced similar weather as well.

In general, theweather in the country's north and northwest has started to transition from summer to winter.