NDMA has issued an alert for widespread rainfall across the country from today till Friday.

According to detail, rain including isolated heavy falls, is expected in Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Balochistan and Punjab which may trigger rapid rises in river flows, flash flooding in hill torrents and seasonal streams, and urban flooding in vulnerable cities.

The alert warns of flash flooding risk in Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and some areas of Balochistan, while in Punjab the risk has been predicted for Mianwali district and hill torrents of DG Khan and Rajanpur.

Risk of urban flooding has also been indicated in Rawalpindi, Jhelum, Faisalabad, Mianwali, Khushab, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Sialkot and Narowal districts of Punjab and Peshawar, Nowshera, Charsadda and Mardan districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

As per the latest river flow data in the alert, high flood levels are expected in Chenab at Marala and medium in the Jhelum upstream of Mangla.

Medium to high Flood levels are also expected in associated nullahs of Jhelum and Chenab basins.

River Ravi at Balloki may attain low flood level during the next 24-48 hours while rising flows are expected in the Swat, Panjkora and Chitral Rivers.

Low to Medium Flood levels are also expected in the Kabul River and its associated tributaries.