Quetta receives hailstorm

QUETTA: The valley of Quetta on Monday noon received hailstorm, to the delight of all, making driving a misery on main roads of the city awash with hail of stones.

The storm struck the provincial capital at about 1.40 pm, which soon carpeted streets, roads and rooftops with the hailstones.

Reports reaching here from various localities of the city suggested the traffic jam, making driving a misery on roads awash with a hail of stones.

It may be recalled here that the intermittent rain had started lashing the city for last few days followed by hailstorms, which it received today.

According to the met office sources, following the hailing mercury dropped significantly, adding more rains were predicted to lash the city and its adjacent areas for another week.