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The summer monsoon is associated with heavy rainfall. It usually happens between April and September.

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Highest Temperature in Pakistan

Happened: 28 May 2017

Location: Turbat, Balochistan

Gauge: 53.5°C

 Note: It equaled the previous record which was set in Mohenjo Daro on May 27, 2010.

Explanation

• The place in Pakistan which has an absolute minimum temperature of -16C is Skardu
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• The second coldest place in Pakistan is Skardu, located in the Gilgit Baltistan region
  

Explanation

An apple is an edible fruit produced by an apple tree.

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Rabi crops are sown in the winter season:

• Sowing period: October to December
• Harvest period: March to April
• Examples: Wheat, barley, mustard, peas, gram

Explanation

Highest Temperature in Pakistan

Happened: 28 May 2017

Location: Turbat, Balochistan

Gauge: 53.5°C

 Note: It equaled the previous record which was set in Mohenjo Daro on May 27, 2010.

Explanation

• Kharif (summer crops)
• Crops: Rice, Sugarcane, Cotton, Maize, Bajra, Jowar
• Sowing: April–June
• Harvesting: September–October

• Rabi (winter crops)
• Sowing: October–December
• Harvesting: March–May

Explanation

Major Kharif crops are:

1.       Rice 

2.       Sugarcane

3.       Cotton

4.       Maze

5.       Bajra

6.       Jawar

When the period of the Kharif crop starts and when end?

Strat: April-June,      

End:  Sept-Oct

while

When does the period of the Rabi crop start and when end?

These crops are planted in winter from October to December

and harvested in summer from March to May

Which are Pakistan's major seasons for the agricultural crop?

Kharif & Rabi

Explanation

• Pakistan has two main crop seasons (Kharif and Rabi),
• Kharif Season (Summer)
• Timing: Sows April–June; harvests October–December [FAO].
• Crops: Rice, cotton, sugarcane, and maize [FAO].
• Rabi Season (Winter)
• Timing: Sows October–December; harvests April–May [FAO].
• Crops: Wheat, barley, gram, and mustard [FAO].

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Extreme climatic conditions are threatening the food security in South Asia with escalated floods and droughts making India and Pakistan the most vulnerable to climate change

This report was published by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2022.