Pakistan, Sept. 5 -- Heavy rains continued to lash various cities across Punjab on Friday, dealing heavy damage to infrastructure, endangering the lives of citizens, and leading to the deaths of at least five, a private TV channel reported.

At least five people were reported to have died in the aftermath of the monsoon showers, besides several injured. The imam of a mosque was electrocuted due to rain in Raiwind, police sources said. Shehzad died after touching a wire while pouring sand on the roof, according to police. Separately, four members of a family were buried alive and others sustained serious injuries when a roof of a house collapsed in Chakwal in the early morning hours. According to rescue officials, three girls and a boy, we...