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

Fog and smog is likely to persist in plain areas of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and upper Sindh during morning and night hours.

Temperature of major cities recorded this morning:

Islamabad four degree centigrade, Lahore eleven, Karachi seventeen, Peshawar and Muzaffarabad five, Quetta two and Gilgit and Murree three degree centigrade.      

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

Temperature recorded this morning:      

Srinagar and Baramula minus two degree centigrade, Jammu eight, Leh minus ten, Pulwama and  Shopian zero and Anantnag  minus one degree centigrade.