Islamabad-Lahore motorway was closed to traffic on Tuesday due to the dense fog in Lahore.
A motorway police spokesperson said that the motorway was closed to traffic because of the increasing fog.
He added, ‘’Lahore-Sialkot motorway (M11) is also closed to traffic.’’
– Extremely cold weather persists in Lahore –
The people of Lahore continued to face the challenge posed by the intensifying cold on Tuesday.
A cold wave was gripping the city. However, the city had witnessed a decrease in smog due to the persistence of fog.
Lahore recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 185.
The Pakistan Metrological Department (PMD) had predicted the rainfall in the last week of January. The maximum temperature in the city will be recorded at 9 degrees Celsius, whereas the minimum temperature is expected to remain at 4 degrees Celsius.
