Islamabad:The Pakistan Meteorological Department has forecasted dry weather over most parts of the country during the next twelve hours. However, cold conditions are likely to persist in the northern areas, particularly during the morning and at night.

According to Radio Pakistan, temperatures recorded this morning in major cities included Islamabad at twelve degrees Celsius, Lahore at seventeen, Karachi at twenty-four, Peshawar at fourteen, Quetta and Murree at eight, Gilgit at four, and Muzaffarabad at ten degrees Celsius.

In Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, cold and dry weather is expected in Srinagar, Leh, Pulwama, Anantnag, Shopian, and Baramulla, while dry weather is expected in Jammu. The morning temperatures recorded were four degrees Celsius in Srinagar, Pulwama, and Baramulla, fifteen degrees in Jammu, minus three in Leh, and three degrees in Anantnag and Shopian.