Over 30 killed as pre-monsoon rains lash large parts of Pakistan

LAHORE/PESHAWAR: (Jun 28) At least 34 persons, including 16 children, died and 46 injured in separate rain-related incidents over the last three days as heavy rains of pre-monsoon showers lashed across many regions of Pakistan, officials said Saturday.

At least 19 people were killed and six others injured over the last 48 hours in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province while 15 persons, including children, were killed and 40 injured in the last three days in Punjab province.

According to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) in Peshawar, six men, five women, and eight children were killed across Swat, Abbottabad, Charsadda, Malakand, Shangla, Lower Dir, and Torghar districts in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.