THE monsoon season is here. The Pakistan Meteorological Department has issued a nationwide alert for widespread, heavy to very heavy rainfall from July 18 to July 25 as a dual weather system engulfs the country. Arabian Sea monsoon currents will meet a westerly disturbance over this period, and the adverse weather conditions this confluence creates will be a national challenge. It is hoped that the authorities are prepared. They have much to act on. With the weeklong warning handed down by the PMD, any failure to protect lives and infrastructure would be a failure of governance, not an ‘act of nature’.........

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