Duststorm lashes Multan

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MULTAN, Aug 31: A thick duststorm, having a speed of 69 kilometre per hour, lashed the city on Thursday evening.

The local Met office forecast partly cloudy weather with chances of thunderstorm and rain in Multan division during the next 24 hours.

On Thursday, the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 36.5 and 25.5 Celsius, respectively.

Humidity was recorded at 68 per cent in the morning at 8am and 49 per cent in the evening at 5pm.—APP

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