SAHIWAL: Heavy rain and windstorm lashed Pakpattan and Sahiwal districts on Saturday night, leaving two men dead and three women critically injured, besides disrupting power supply to large areas and damaging civic infrastructure.
According to Rescue 1122, two men,Barish Ali, 70, and Aslam, 58, died when the roof of their house at 58/SP village in Pakpattan tehsil collapsed during the heavy rain and windstorm.
In a similar incident in Mohalla Eid Gah in Pakpattan city, another roof collapsed, leaving two women injured, while in Mohalla Karmainwala of the city a wall collapsed and another woman was injured.
The injured women were shifted to the Pakpattan DHQ Hospital.
At least three women were also injured in other incidents
In Sahiwal city, winds up to 110 kilometres per hour uprooted hundreds of trees and damaged dozens of electricity poles and 11Kv lines, suspending power supply for 10 to 16 hours in many areas. Following torrential rain, streets and markets in the city were flooded, exposing Wasa’s poor performance in areas, including Farid Town, Tariq Bin Ziad Colony, District Courts, and Five Ways Chowk.
After the rain, many vehicles were seen stuck in the potholes left due to unfinished water pipelinelaying work, causing severe traffic disruption.
The Multan Electric Supply Company (Mepco) teams restored electricity in most urban areas after extensive repair works, but supply to rural areas remained suspended till late in the night.
A Mepco spokesperson claims that a total 66 power feeders were affected, of which 60 have been restored, while teams are continuing with repair and replacement work.
Published in Dawn, October 12th, 2026
