Overview
- Updated PMD figures show Islamabad’s Saidpur received 27 mm of rain and Zero Point 23 mm, while Rawalpindi saw up to 24 mm at Shamsabad on Thursday.
- Murree recorded about four inches of snowfall as officials salted major roads, advised caution for visitors, and prepared for a further temperature drop.
- The PMD forecasts additional snowfall in Naran, Kaghan, Swat, Kohistan, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Astore, Hunza and Skardu, warning of slippery roads, possible closures and landslides or avalanches.
- Snow and rain closed some link roads in Azad Kashmir’s Neelum and Leepa valleys, and power along the Abbottabad–Murree Road was suspended due to hazardous conditions; tourists were urged to use iron chains on tyres.
- Karachi and parts of Sindh logged their first winter rain, causing feeder trips and outages, while Larkana deployed pumps and crews to drain water as some farmers welcomed moisture for the wheat crop.