Staff Reporter
The cold wave continues to persist in Karachi and minimum temperature on Saturday
morning recorded at 07 degree Celsius as cold wave continues to torment the country.The northerly and
northeasterly cold winds blowing with a speed of 10 kilometers per hour keeping the city shivering. The
met office had earlier forecast that the cold wave will persist in the metropolis until January 22. Pakistan
Meteorological Department has predicted maximum temperature to reach 24 degree Celsius today.
Mainly cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country, while very cold in upper areas and
north Balochistan, according to the met office. Fog is likely to prevail at a few places of plain areas of
Punjab and upper Sindh during morning hours.The mercury has dropped to below the freezing point in
most of the districts in Balochistan, which have minimum temperature at minus 09 degree Celsius.