Dense fog continues disrupting air, road traffic across country

LAHORE: Dense fog has blanketed several cities of Punjab on the night between Sunday and Monday, paralysing routine life and disrupting rail, road and air traffic.

Dense fog prevailed in plain areas of Punjab, upper Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Frost is also observed in parts of KP and upper Punjab during the period.

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According to a motorway spokesman, the motorway sections from Darkhana to Samundri (M3), motorway section from Shamkot to Faisalabad (M4) and motorway section from Shershah to Sukkur (M5) have been closed as visibility was down to zero.

A similar situation exists at several places on the National Highway in Lahore, Kasur, Sargodha, Jhang, Gojra, Chishtian, Zafarwal, Ooch Sharif, Chichawatni, Mian Chanu, Lodhran, Bahawalpur, Vehari, Pakpattan, Burewal and adjoining areas.

The fog has also disrupted flight operations at Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport and Multan airport as thick fog dropped visibility down to 20 meters. Dense fog has also affected railways schedule in most cities of Punjab and the departure of several trains was delayed.

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Earlier the plain area of Punjab, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa faced a major visibility problem due to dense fog causing problems for traffic across country.