ISLAMABAD: Dense fog enveloped parts of Pakistan and forced authorities to close multiple motorway sections late Thursday, the National Highways and Motorways Police (NHMP) said.
Several cities in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, eastern Punjab and southern Sindh provinces witnessed low visibility late Thursday and early Friday morning.
The M-1 Islamabad-Peshawar motorway was closed for traffic on Thursday night, however, it was reopened on Friday morning as the visibility improved.
“The M-5 [Sukkur-Multan motorway] remains closed from Sher Shah [in Punjab] till Rohri [in Sindh] due to fog,” the NHMP said in a statement.
Heavy fog also shrouded the federal capital of Islamabad, where traffic police urged commuters to exercise caution.
“Citizens traveling should slow down the speed of vehicles and motorcycles,” the Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) said.
“Citizens should respect traffic rules so that they can continue their safe journey.”
Thick fog has prevailed in Pakistan over the last few weeks.
In Dec., six international flights bound for Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi were diverted to Muscat and Islamabad as dense fog surrounded the metropolis, the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) said.
