Winter rain in Pakistan

Agencies Published December 13, 2012
A street tea seller covers his head with a cardboard sheet as he walks in the rain to deliver tea to customers after a heavy downpour in old Lahore.
A street tea seller covers his head with a cardboard sheet as he walks in the rain to deliver tea to customers after a heavy downpour in old Lahore.
Labourers sit around a fire to keep themselves warm by a roadside after a downpour in Lahore.
Labourers sit around a fire to keep themselves warm by a roadside after a downpour in Lahore.
A man is seen in the side mirror of a rickshaw as he walks along a street during a downpour in Lahore.
A man is seen in the side mirror of a rickshaw as he walks along a street during a downpour in Lahore.
A man rides a bicycle as he holds an umbrella to protect himself from rain in Peshawar.
A man rides a bicycle as he holds an umbrella to protect himself from rain in Peshawar.
A Pakistani street performer walks with his trained monkey and goat during a heavy rain in Lahore.
A Pakistani street performer walks with his trained monkey and goat during a heavy rain in Lahore.
Commuters on the road during heavy rain in Faisalabad.
Commuters on the road during heavy rain in Faisalabad.
Motorists on the road during rain in Attock.
Motorists on the road during rain in Attock.
Motorists wade through rainwater accumulated on Light House Road after rain in Karachi.
Motorists wade through rainwater accumulated on Light House Road after rain in Karachi.

Photos from various cities that received winter rain simultaneously on December 13, 2012. - Text and photos by Agencies

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