Mainly cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country, while very cold in upper parts during the next twenty-four hours. However, rain with wind-thunderstorm and snowfall over mountain is expected at isolated places in northeast Balochistan and Gilgit Baltistan. Cold winds are likely in upper Punjab during evening and night. Shallow fog is likely to persist at isolated places in plain areas of Punjab during Saturday morning. Temperature of major cities recorded this morning:
Islamabad three degree centigrade, Lahore eight, Karachi nineteen, Peshawar and Quetta four, Gilgit minus-three, Murree minus-two and Muzaffarabad two degree centigrade.—INP