Overview
- Pakistan Meteorological Department forecasts a system entering western regions Sunday night, spreading north on Monday with rain, gusty winds and widespread snowfall through January 27.
- NDMA and the National Emergency Operation Centre issued avalanche warnings and directed authorities to keep machinery and rescue teams on high alert.
- Karachi’s cold spell persists with strong winds forecast up to roughly 55 km/h, the city’s low touched 6.2°C this winter, no rain is expected from the new system and no temperature records were broken.
- Balochistan reported extreme cold near minus 12°C, frozen water supplies and traffic disruptions, with closures on routes including the Quetta–Ziarat road and sections of the N-50 Zhob Highway.
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s disaster authority reported nine deaths since January 22 in weather-related incidents, as rescue operations continued to clear stranded travellers in snow-hit valleys and reopen roads.