LAHORE
Dense fog engulfed different cities of Punjab including Lahore on night between Thursday and Friday, paralysing routine life and disrupting road traffic.
Cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country, while very cold in upper parts and north Balochistan.Frost is expected in Pothohar region during morning hours. However, partly cloudy weather with light rain (snowfall) is likely in upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan and Kashmir.
The thick fog has badly affected the flow of road traffic in several cities. Motorway spokesperson said the Motorway M2 from Lahore to Sheikhupura, Lahore-Multan Motorway M3 from Faizpur to Rajana, Motorway M4 from Pindi Bhattian to Faisalabad and Motorway M11 from Lahore to Sialkot have been closed for all kind of traffic.
The drivers should use Grand Trunk (GT) Road for travelling besides driving slowly and switching on fog lights, said Motorway police.
The Motorway police appealed to the people to stay home and avoid unnecessary travelling.
Traffic at several places in the province at the National Highway was disrupted due to low visibility.
Dense fog has led to disruption in Flight operations in different cities causing inordinate delay for passengers in travelling.
