“Islamabad dons a white coat: The closest resemblance to Murree.”

“Islamabad dons a white coat: The closest resemblance to Murree.”

By 5pm on Thursday, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) had recorded 21 millimetres (mm) rain in Islamabad and 17 mm in Rawalpindi over th last 24 hours.

Similar scenes were witnessed in several areas including sector F-6, F-7, sector H-9 and Blue Area as multiple hailstorms struck the federal capital on Thursday.

The federal capital’s poorly maintained roads also suffered during the rains. Roads, especially those in the I-10 and I-11 vegetable market area, were a series of puddles causing problems for motorists and pedestrians alike.

The hailstorms also affected some areas of Rawalpindi, Attock, Jhelum and Gujranwala districts.

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