At least nine dead as heavy rains lash parts of country

KARACHI: At least nine people including children were killed as torrential rains lashed several cities in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Wednesday.

Heavy downpours triggered flash flooding in several areas, with at least nine people including children reported dead in different rain-related incidents.

The cities most affected by the rains included Peshawar, Abbottabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore and others.

The Met Office has said that the spell of monsoon rains is likely to last for next two days.