Cold weather likely to persist

Mainly cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country, while very cold and partly cloudy in hilly areas during the next twelve hours.

Cloudy weather with light rain and snowfall over mountains is expected in northwestern Balochistan during night. Light fog is expected at a few places in central and southern Punjab during night.

Meanwhile, temperature of Islamabad and Quetta on Sunday was three degrees centigrade, Lahore eight, Karachi 13, Peshawar and Murree two, Gilgit one and Muzaffarabad five degrees centigrade.

According to weather forecast for IIOJK, partly cloudy and very cold weather is expected in Srinagar, Leh, Pulwama, Anantnag and Shopian.