A statement from the Punjab Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has said that the ninth spell of monsoon rains began, as heavy rains were forecasted till Sept 2.

The rains were predicted in Rawalpindi, Murree, Galiat, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Gujranwala, Lahore, Gujrat, Sialkot, Narowal, Hafizabad, Mandi Bahauddin, Okara, Sahiwal, Kasur, Jhang, Sargodha, Mianwali, Dera Ghazi Khan, Multan, and Rajanpur, the PDMA spokesperson said.

Punjab Relief Commissioner Nabeel Javed instructed officials and provincial authorities to remain alert, the statement added.