ISLAMABAD: School timings in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Sindh have been revised due to persistently cold weather, officials said on Wednesday. The new schedules will take effect from January 16. Read More: Punjab changes school timings amid worsening Lahore smog In KP, the education department announced that all primary schools in the plains will operate from 9:00am […]
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Reduced gas supply worsens cold-weather hardships in Karachi
Karachi residents faced a worsening gas shortage on Monday as several neighbourhoods remained without supply for up to four days, while other areas struggled with critically low pressure. The crisis comes amid a sharp drop in temperatures, with the city recording a minimum of 8.1°C, according to the Met Office. Read More: SSGC works to […]
Punjab denies extension of winter vacations
Punjab Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat on Friday dismissed reports circulating on social media claiming that winter vacations in the province have been extended. The minister clarified that schools and colleges are scheduled to reopen on January 12 as previously announced. Read More: Punjab announces winter holidays for all schools 2025 In a statement posted on X, the […]
Cold weather to grip country until February, no more rain in sight: PMD
Director of the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), Muhammad Irfan Virk, on Monday said that prolonged dry and chilly conditions, along with dense fog in some areas, will prevail until February, without any predictions of rain or snowfall. Talking to a private news channel, the PMD Director said that cold weather is expected to grip Pakistan […]
Nearly 30,000 people affected by extreme cold weather in south China
ISLAMABAD: As of 5 p.m. Monday, approximately 30,000 locals in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region had been affected by the extreme cold weather since Feb. 18, said the region’s emergency management department on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the freezing weather had inflicted damage on more than 196 hectares of crops, among which the crop yields of […]