In pictures: Blinding fog blankets Punjab

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In pictures: Blinding fog blankets Punjab

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(Web Desk) – Dense fog engulfed Lahore and other major cities in Punjab, affecting lives of commuters on late Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning.

Dense fog has not only affected commute via roads, but has also caused delays in the schedules of trains and commercial flights.
Temperatures are predicted to drop further during the week. The fog has engulfed many cities in Punjab, including Lahore, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Fasialabad and Sahiwal.

Meteorologists have stated that in the next 24 hours rains are expected in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Malakand, Hazara, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir, and snow is expected in the northern regions of Pakistan.

A view of fog that engulfed the whole city during morning in Lahore. Photo: OINN

Fog blanketed the whole city on Wednesday morning in the provincial capital. Photo: OINN

Shopkeepers sit around fire to keep themselves warm during cold weather in Lahore as temperatures dropped on late Tuesday evening and early Wednesday morning. Photo: OINN

People walk on train track at Badami Bagh area as train approaches during the foggy morning. Photo: OINN

Sun during the foggy morning on Wednesday in Lahore. Photo: OINN

Motorists passing through Garhi Shahu Chowk during the fog. Photo: OINN

Children sit next to fire to keep themselves warm during cold morning at Ring Road area in Lahore. Photo: OINN

Truck passes through Garhi Shahu Chowk during dense fog in Lahore. Photo: OINN