Winter vacation extended in Islamabad as rain drops mercury
Pakistan
Winter vacation extended in Islamabad as rain drops mercury
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The Federal Directorate of Education on Thursday announced one-week extension in vacation as first winter rain brought mercury down in the capital city.
The directorate has issued a notification stating that all public and private educational institutions will remain closed till Jan 7 and educational activities will restart on Jan 9 due to weekly holidays.
Light rain with traces of snowfall over the hills continues in parts of the country, intensifying the cold. A Met Office official said the rain-producing system that entered the country during the last 24 hours has hit Balochistan, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and from here it will enter Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan on Friday.
Temperature in Islamabad dropped to 11 degrees Celsius with 62 per cent chances of precipitation.
