ISLAMABAD: Met office has issued a heatwave alert for the country this week from June 09 to June 12 owing to developing of a high pressure over the country. Day temperatures are likely to remain 05 to 07øCelsius above normal in central and upper Punjab, Islamabad, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan up to 12th June. Day temperatures likely to remain 04 to 06øC above normal in upper and central Sindh, southern Punjab and parts of Balochistan during the stipulated period. Duststorm/gusty-winds are expected over the plains of the country due to excessive heating, according to the Met Office. General public especially children, women and senior citizens have been advised to take precautionary measures owing to severe heatwave conditions. News Agency
