On Friday night, the Sialkot-Lahore motorway (M-11) has been closed for vehicular traffic owing to dense fog.

According to Punjab Highway Patrol’s (PHP) additional inspector general of police,, the Lahore-Sialkot motorway was closed for all kinds of traffic after the visibility level dropped as low as 50 metres in the area. The decision has been taken in the better interest of the commuters, he added.

The police officer advised the people to avoid traveling on M-11 amid foggy conditions.

Earlier on January 17, Dense fog had engulfed motorways and the National Highway in various parts of Punjab and Sindh causing poor visibility.