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Mainly dry weather expected in most parts of country

ISLAMABAD, Mar 20 (APP): Mainly dry weather is expected in most
parts of the country while thundershower may occur at isolated places of
Malkand, Hazara division, Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan and adjoining
hilly areas in next 24 hours.
Westerly wave is affecting upper parts of the country and
likely to move northeast-ward in next 18 to 24 hours, an official
of met office told APP.
Landslide is likely in Malakand, Hazara divisions, Kashmir and
Gilgit-Baltistan during the period.
In last 24 hours rain-thundershower occurred at scattered places in
Malakand, Faisalabad, Sargodha divisions and Kashmir, while at isolated
places in Hazara, Peshawar, Kohat, Lahore divisions and Gilgit-Baltistan.
The rainfall recorded during this time span remained in Khaber
Pakhtunkhwa Kalam 12 mm, Pattan 10 mm, Chitral 04 mm, Mirkhani
03 mm, Drosh, Dir 02 mm, Kohat 01 mm, while in Kashmir, Muzaffarabad
03 mm, Kotli, Garhidupatta 02 mm.
In Punjab, Jhang 56 mm, Sahiwal 37 mm, Faisalabad 26 mm, Layyah
15 mm, Okara, Sargodha 14 mm, Kasur 07 mm, Lahore A/P 04 mm and
Lahore city 03 mm.
Highest temperatures recorded on Sunday were Shaheed Benazirabad
39øC , Lasbella 38øC, Chhor, Mithi 37øC, Hyderabad 36 øC, Karachi 32 øC,
Multan 30 øC, Faisalabad 29 øC, Lahore 26 øC, Islamabad 25 øC, Peshawar
23 øC, Quetta 22øC and Muzaffarabad 20 øC.
Pollen count was 15,814 per m3 of air in this time duration.