Cold and dry weather is expected over most parts of the country during the next twelve hours.

Weather will remain very cold in hilly areas during morning and night hours.

Smog, and shallow to moderate fog in patches during morning and night is likely to prevail in the plain areas of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Temperature of major cities recorded this morning.

Islamabad and Peshawar four degree centigrade, Lahore nine, Karachi thirteen, Quetta minus-three, Gilgit minus-four, Murree and Muzaffarabad three degree centigrade.

According to the weather forecast for Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, very cold and partly cloudy weather is expected in Srinagar, Leh, Pulwama, Anantnag, Shopian and Baramula, while cold and dry weather in Jammu.

Temperature recorded this morning:

Srinagar, Pulwama and Baramula  minus-two degree centigrade, Jammu seven, Leh minus-eight, Anantnag and Shopian minus-three degree centigrade.