Portal Interactive: Meteorologically Melodramatic? The Year 2007!

This article has been shared by Zaeem Khalid from Rawalpindi, Pakistan Everyone remembers the oppressive heat of the year 2005 and the near drought conditions experienced in 2006 in most parts of the country. Remarkably below normal rainfall in 2006 and less than 28 noticeable storms in the twin cities of Rawalpindi/Islamabad left things quite…

Portal Interactive: A Flash Back Down Memory Lane!

 This article has been shared by Zaeem Khalid from Rawalpindi, Pakistan Plunging into a historic event that is still crystal clear in my mind, the temperature on June 5, 2003 was soaring up to 43 °C in the twin cities of Rawalpindi/Islamabad and rain was long overdue. It was only a matter of time for…

Portal Interactive: Pictures of Punjab storm!

 These pictures have been shared by Adeel Hashmi from Lahore, Pakistan On 10th of August I went to Islamabad from Lahore via Motorway at around 5am and when I crossed Sheikhupura (after 6am) I saw an ominous strom system approaching from north. I took few pictures of it while driving from my cell phone. I am sending two of…

Pakistan Weather Update and Tropical Alert (October 29 – November 11)

Cool winds in northern Pakistan! Western disturbance 05 and 06! Disturbed weather in the Arabian sea! Background After three days, the month of November will start across the world. November is known in Pakistan for being an unsettled month interms of weather as temperature across the northern parts of the country start to drop further…

“We will not help Pakistan now!”

Has Pakistan lost it’s International support? At least 3 million people in the Sindh province are still in urgent need of help but nobody is there to listen to these people who are mostly farmers and villagers. First it was the government of Pakistan that did not listen to them but now it appears that…