During a nationwide heatwave that is expected to last from April 22 to 27, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued an advisory advising the public to stay updated on weather conditions before to travel.
For Pakistan, climate change is an urgent issue that has an immediate effect on millions of people’s lives. Communities with little resources to adapt are disproportionately affected by heatwaves, which are growing more frequent, longer, and severe due to climate change.
“The weather is likely to remain dry and hot in most parts of the country,” the alert states.
According to the advisory, Sindh and Balochistan will continue to experience dry weather with above-normal temperatures throughout the week.
The report also stated that rain was anticipated in several districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and that “the weather was likely to remain hot in most areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir.”
Abbottabad, Chitral, Dir, Haripur, Kohat, Kohistan, Mohmand, Nowshera, Peshawar, Swat, and Waziristan were all predicted to have “partly cloudy weather with a chance of rain,” according to the alert.
The National Emergencies Operation Centre (NEOC), according to the NDMA, is still keeping an eye on the situation.
Earlier this month, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) forecasted a heatwave with above-normal temperatures from April 14 to 18.
According to data from the Climate Risk Index (CRI) for 2025 research published last month by the European think-tank Germanwatch, Pakistan was the most climate-vulnerable nation in 2022, followed by Belize and Italy.
