Very cold and dry weather is expected in most upper and central parts of the country and north Balochistan during the next twelve hours.

Dense fog and dense smog are likely to prevail in plain areas of Punjab.

Temperature of some major cities recorded this morning:

Islamabad, Peshawar and Muzaffarabad zero degree centigrade, Lahore seven, Karachi eleven,  Quetta  and Murree minus one and Gilgit minus eight degree centigrade.