Heavy rain, thunderstorms, and lightning strikes claimed two lives and injured six others across South Punjab on Saturday night, with the most severe incident occurring in Yazman, Bahawalpur.
Rescue officials confirmed that Constable Shaukat Ghumman and his 16-year-old son Umair died instantly when lightning struck as they sat beneath a tree after planting crops.
Two others, including Shaukat’s younger son Zubair and a man named Ahmad Hussain, sustained burns but are now stable in the hospital.
Emergency services responded swiftly, providing aid and shifting the injured to the Yazman Tehsil Headquarters Hospital. The deceased and injured belonged to Chak 98DB.
Elsewhere, a man in Muzaffargarh was hurt when a wall collapsed due to the storm. In Rajanpur, lightning ignited a palm tree, which rescuers managed to douse.
Dera Ghazi Khan also faced lightning-induced fires, and in one unusual case, two women were lightly injured after falling off their beds in fear, while another man fainted amid the chaos.