Overview
- Overnight into Monday, Motorway Police shut sections of M1 (Peshawar–Burhan), M3 (Faizpur–Darkhana), M4 (Faisalabad–Multan) and M5 (Multan–Zahirpir), with heavy vehicles barred on M5 between Rahim Yar Khan and Rohri due to poor visibility.
- Air travel in Peshawar was disrupted as PIA reported diversions, including a Qatar Airways flight to Islamabad, with additional reroutes to Sialkot and Karachi and multiple delays as visibility fell to 300–360 metres.
- The NDMA issued a three-day alert for intense fog across South and Central Punjab, covering districts including Lahore, Multan, Khanewal, Sahiwal, Bahawalpur and Bahawalnagar.
- The PMD forecasts moderate to dense fog across Punjab, upper Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s plains through midweek with cold, dry conditions and only isolated light precipitation in northern highlands.
- Hospitals in the twin cities reported rising cold-related cases, exceeding 100 patients daily at Benazir Bhutto Hospital, while rail services faced delays with speed restrictions due to reduced visibility.