‘Foggy weather to continue’

LAHORE: Dense fog is expected in most plain areas including the Punjab and Upper Sindh while in few districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during morning and night hours.

According to Met Office, fog will prevail in Lahore, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Narowal, Sargodha, Sialkot, TT Singh, Hafizabad, Jhang, Faisalabad, Okara, Sahiwal, Multan, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, DG Khan and Rajanpur during morning and night hours.

However, cold and dry weather is expected elsewhere in the country while very cold in upper areas. Temperature in some major cities: Islamabad 0, Murree 3 degree centigrade, Lahore 6, Karachi 12, Peshawar and Muzaffarabad 1, Quetta minus zero and Gilgit minus 6 degree centigrade.

Moreover, thick fog badly affected road traffic in several cities of Punjab including in Chichawatni, Mian Channu and Lahore. The motorway police urged citizens to avoid unnecessary travel and advised drivers to use fog lights.