Overview
- Dense fog returned between Friday night and Saturday, driving near-zero visibility across wide areas of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
- Motorway officials closed multiple corridors for all traffic, with affected stretches spanning M1, M2, M3, M5 and M11.
- Police advised travelers to shift to the Grand Trunk Road, drive slowly with fog lights on, and avoid nonessential trips.
- Traffic also slowed or halted at points on the National Highway as visibility deteriorated across several districts.
- A global monitoring platform reported hazardous particulate readings in central Punjab, with very high PM levels in Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Multan and Lahore.