{
  "id": 1302070,
  "title": "PMD forecasts rain, thunderstorms across Pakistan from Aug 17-21",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/pmd-forecasts-rain-thunderstorms-across-pakistan-from-aug-17-21",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T16:03:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40435073/pmd-forecasts-rain-thunderstorms-across-pakistan-from-aug-17-21"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecasted rain-wind and thunderstorms, with isolated heavy falls, across various parts of Pakistan from August 17 to 21. This forecast includes Islamabad, Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, upper Punjab, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with potential urban flooding and flash floods in vulnerable areas. The advisory also warns of increased river flows and occasional low to medium flood levels in nullahs associated with the Ravi and Chenab rivers, with occasional high flood levels possible.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}