Overview
- Heavy rain and hail in Upper Dir and Swat caused flash floods, blocked roads, crop damage and widespread power cuts, with restoration efforts in progress according to local WAPDA officials.
- PMD logged 61 mm of rain at Saidu Sharif with snowfall at Malam Jabba and Kalam, while showers reached Islamabad and upper Punjab including Lahore and Rawalpindi.
- PDMA Khyber Pakhtunkhwa put districts on alert, citing risks of landslides and high‑altitude road closures, and advised travelers to avoid non‑essential journeys.
- Karachi recorded hazardous particulate pollution near 162 micrograms per cubic meter, with the Met Office cautioning about poor air quality despite hot, dry conditions.
- Forecasters expect precipitation to taper by Wednesday and mostly dry weather to return, with a temporary improvement in Punjab’s air quality likely to give way to renewed smog.