According to NDMA spokesman, the relief and rescue operation is continuing vigorously in the rain affected areas of Karachi.
He said Pakistan Army is carrying out drainage activities in collaboration with local civil administration.
However, rain-wind/thundershowers are expected in Islamabad, northeastern Punjab, southeastern & lower Sindh, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir.
Isolated heavy falls are also likely to occur in southeastern Sindh.
Temperature of some major cities recorded this morning:
Islamabad twenty-two degree centigrade, Lahore twenty-six, Peshawar twenty-five, Quetta, Rawalakot and Murree fifteen , Karachi twenty-eight, Gilgit sixteen and Muzafarabad twenty degree centigrade.
According to Met Office forecast in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the weather in Srinagar, Jammu, Pulwama, Anantnag, Leh, Shopian and Baramulla will be partly cloudy with chances of rain-thundershowers.
Temperature recorded this morning in Srinagar fifteen degree centigrade, Baramulla eighteen , Jammu twenty-four, Leh twelve, Pulwama sixteen, Anantnag and Shopian seventeen degree centigrade.
According to KMS, the occupying authorities had tightened restrictions in Srinagar, Badgam, Baramulla and other areas to stop people from taking out Muharram processions.
Lal Chowk, the valley’s commercial centre, and adjoining areas of Srinagar were completely sealed. Troops and police personnel were deployed across the occupied territory, who blocked main roads by putting up barricades.
However, defying restrictions, people tried to take out Muharram processions in Srinagar and other areas, with mourners holding banners reading slogans like ‘Free Kashmir’.
The police arrested dozens of mourners from various places, KMS reported.
Hurriyat leaders Muhammad Yousuf Naqash, Khawaja Firdous and Yasmeen Raja, in their statements, denounced the use of brute force on Muharram processions in Srinagar, Badgam and other parts of the Kashmir Valley.
They termed the imposition of restrictions by the authorities as an interference in the religious affairs of Muslims. The Jammu and Kashmir Young Men’s League Chairman Imtiaz Ahmed Reeshi, in his statement, denounced the harassment of the party activists by Indian authorities.
Police and witnesses said some people taking part in the Muharram processions on the outskirts of Srinagar shouted anti-India slogans earlier in the week, reported Reuters.
“There is usually a procession on Muharram but they have put a lot of restrictions this year. All the roads are shut near Lal Chowk (Red Square) ... There are no public transports and shops are also shut. It feels like a curfew,” a resident who gave his name as Mohammad said.
The Water and Power Development Authority spokesperson said that the filling of the dams to capacity would help in generating power.
Currently, the cumulative quantum of water available at present in Mangla and Tarbela reservoirs stands at 13.336 million acre-feet which is a record for water availability during the last 10 years.
Water available in the two dams is also higher in comparison with the average for the last 10 years. During the last ten years, the average water availability in the two dams was recorded as 11.163 MAF.
The two dams will now be able to produce more power in the coming days due to the availability of more water.
WAPDA hydel power stations have been providing more than 8,500 MW for the last two consecutive days and hydel generation may touch 9,000 MW mark.
Flood alert issued for River Chenab
Officials have meanwhile issued a flood warning for River Chenab in the wake of heavy monsoon rain, directing all the concerned departments to monitor monsoon rains and rise in the river water level closely.
Officials said they have also ordered keeping flood-fighting machinery operational at all levels.
Deputy Commissioner Amir Khatak directed all departments to prepare their respective staff duty rosters. The DC also ordered all schools marked for flood relief camps to finalise food arrangements.
Khatak said the departments concerned are closely monitoring water situation in rivers. He also directed revenue, irrigation, PDMA, Rescue-1122, livestock, agriculture, municipal corporations and Wasa officials to finalise flood-fighting arrangements.
As many as 2,842 educational institutions across the city are set to open their doors to almost 1.4 million students when the autumn semester gets underway, the local government announced on Friday. Wuhan University reopened on Monday.
The city said it has drawn up emergency plans to switch back to online teaching should risk levels change. It advised students to wear masks to and from school and avoid public transportation if possible.
Schools have been ordered to stock up on disease control equipment and to carry out drills and training sessions to help prepare for new outbreaks. They must also restrict unnecessary mass gatherings, and submit daily reports to health authorities.
Foreign students and teachers who have not received notice from their school will not be allowed to return, it said.
The central Chinese city, where the COVID-19 epidemic is believed to have originated, was locked down for more than two months from late January. The city’s death toll of 3,869 accounts for more than 80% of China’s total.
Wuhan has been steadily returning to normal since April, when the lockdown was lifted, and it has not reported any new local transmissions of the coronavirus since May 18.
As many as 2,842 educational institutions across the city are set to open their doors to almost 1.4 million students when the autumn semester gets underway, the local government announced on Friday. Wuhan University reopened on Monday.
The city said it has drawn up emergency plans to switch back to online teaching should risk levels change. It advised students to wear masks to and from school and avoid public transportation if possible.
Schools have been ordered to stock up on disease control equipment and to carry out drills and training sessions to help prepare for new outbreaks. They must also restrict unnecessary mass gatherings, and submit daily reports to health authorities.
Foreign students and teachers who have not received notice from their school will not be allowed to return, it said.
The central Chinese city, where the COVID-19 epidemic is believed to have originated, was locked down for more than two months from late January. The city’s death toll of 3,869 accounts for more than 80% of China’s total.
Wuhan has been steadily returning to normal since April, when the lockdown was lifted, and it has not reported any new local transmissions of the coronavirus since May 18.
Before the downpour, England had made 131 at the loss of six wickets with four overs left in their innings after Pakistan captain Babar Azam opted to field first at the toss.
Opener Tom Banton led the English team with a 71-run innings that saw four fours and five sixes. For Pakistan Shadab Khan and Imad Wasim took two wickets each.
"We have prepared well and the team is very confident," Babar had said at the toss with the help of an interpreter. He added that the team was in England since the last two months and their preparation was good, adding that he was confident of the players.
"We would have looked to do the same (bowl first)," England captain Eoin Morgan had said after losing the toss.
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