City receives first winter rain

LAHOREThe first rain of winter marked a shift in the tone of weather in the provincial metropolis as 4 mm rain was recorded on Sunday while more rain is expected on Monday (today). A strong westerly wave is affecting western and upper parts of the country and likely to

By our correspondents
October 26, 2015
LAHORE
The first rain of winter marked a shift in the tone of weather in the provincial metropolis as 4 mm rain was recorded on Sunday while more rain is expected on Monday (today). A strong westerly wave is affecting western and upper parts of the country and likely to persist till Monday. Rain-thunderstorm is expected at scattered places in Islamabad, upper Punjab (Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sargodha, Faisalabad, divisions).
Flights diverted: Bad weather in Islamabad led to diversion of two flights from Shaheed Benazir Bhutto International Airport Islamabad to Allama Iqbal International Airport Lahore. PK702 from Manchester to Islamabad was diverted to Lahore while Shaheen Airline NL 121 from Karachi to Islamabad was diverted to Lahore.