Karachi after a night`s downpour

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Nearly a whole 24 hours before Cyclone Phet was supposed to strike central Karachi, the city witnessed intermittent yet intense rainfall supported by streaks of lightning and boisterous thunder. Here are some of the images post downpour depicting a fresh, green and swamped metropolis.-(Text: Hasaan Haider, Photos: Ali Umair Jaffery and Hasaan Haider/Dawn.com)[imagebrowser id=10994]

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