Almost 180 feeders tripped in Bajaur Agency and adjoining areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhuwa (KP) caused by thunderstorms.  

According to the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO), electricity has been restored in 45 percent of the affected areas while work on restoring power in the rest of the areas is underway.

According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), rain with gusty winds is expected at isolated places in Malakand, Hazara, Peshawar, Kohat, and Rawalpindi, along with Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Islamabad, Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB).

Moreover, strong winds with dust storms are also expected in the plain areas of Punjab.

Further, the weather is expected to remain hot and dry in the rest of the country.

Whereas in Karachi, the mercury is expected to go as high as 43°C today as the dreaded heat wave returns to the country's industrial hub, local weather authorities said.

The PMD noted that the lack of incoming sea breeze could push the temperature to more than 40°C over the next four-to-five days.