Dense fog disrupts road, air traffic in Punjab
LAHORE: Dense fog continued to engulf parts of Pakistan on Saturday night, reducing visibility to zero and affecting road, road and air traffic.
According to spokesperson of Motorway Police, motorway has been closed for traffic from Gojra to Faisalabad and Khanewal to Multan due to thick fog.
The bad weather also disrupted air traffic in Multan, Faisalabad and Sialkot.
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In a statement, the national flag carrier said that flights operating in South and North Punjab have been disrupted due to dense fog and bad weather.
The dense fog has affected Pattoki, Okara, Sahiwal, Multan, Lodharan, Bahawalnagar,Chichawatni, Faisalabad. The motorists have been directed to take precautionary measures while travelling and use fog lights.
On the other hand, mainly cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country. Very cold weather conditions are likely to prevail in northern areas, Malakand and Quetta divisions.
According to weather authorities, the dense fog is likely to persist over plain areas of Punjab and upper Sindh during night and morning hours.
Thick fog enveloped various areas of Punjab on night between Friday and Saturday,as the weather turned frosty disrupting the lives of citizens.
The Motorway police have appealed the drivers to use GT Road for travel.
The Motorway police have also urged the drivers to drive slowly and switch on fog lights. They also requested people to stay home and avoid unnecessary traveling. 
Story first published: 27th January 2018
Article source: https://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/2018/01/dense-fog-disrupts-road-air-traffic-in-punjab/