Balochistan receives heavy rain, snowfall

Balochistan has received rain and snowfall while the met office has forecast chances of rain with occasional gusty winds in Karachi on Sunday.

Minimum temperature in Karachi went down to 06 degree Celsius on Saturday night. The port city experienced gusty winds with wind speed of 46 kilometres per hour, Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said in its weather report.

A westerly weather system has entered Sindh, under its influence the city was likely to receive light rain or drizzle on Sunday.

A spell of very cold weather is expected to begin from Monday (today) and will likely to continue until January 22, the weather report said. The minimum temperature in Karachi is expected to plunge to five to six degree Celsius on the nights of January 15 and 17, according to the weather report.

Five vehicles were stranded at Kaachar area of Mashkel in Balochistan due to heavy rainfall. The vehicles were carrying more than 25 passengers including women and children, reports said. Moreover, snowfall blocked the highway from Mehtarzai to Zhob and several vehicles, carrying dozens of passengers including women and children, have stranded in the severe cold weather at the inter-provincial highway.