At least 25 killed, over 140 injured as rain and thunderstorms hit parts of Pakistan

At least 25 people were killed and more than 140 injured as heavy rain and thunderstorms hit several parts of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab on Saturday.

As per the provincial disaster management authority,  people were killed in rain-related incidents in KP's Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, Karak and Lakki Marwat. It added that at least 69 houses were partially damaged by the rain.

According to the official, search and rescue



operations are ongoing as all the injured people are being taken to the hospital for treatment after providing them medical aid on the site.

Meanwhile, several flights were diverted and delayed in Islamabad and Lahore due to bad weather on Saturday. 

The Pakistan International Airlines spokesperson said that several flights were diverted to Multan airport owing to bad weather.