It's snowing in Pakistan!

Published January 23, 2012
People get stuck in a traffic jam after a snow fall in Murree near Islamabad, Pakistan on Sunday, Jan 22, 2012. - AP Photo
People get stuck in a traffic jam after a snow fall in Murree near Islamabad, Pakistan on Sunday, Jan 22, 2012. - AP Photo
People get stuck in a traffic jam after a snow fall in Murree near Islamabad, Pakistan on Sunday, Jan 22, 2012. - AP Photo
People get stuck in a traffic jam after a snow fall in Murree near Islamabad, Pakistan on Sunday, Jan 22, 2012. - AP Photo
A man removes snow from his stall of wheat straw, used as animal feed, during the season's first snowfall in Quetta January 22, 2012. ? Reuters Photo
A man removes snow from his stall of wheat straw, used as animal feed, during the season's first snowfall in Quetta January 22, 2012. ? Reuters Photo
Pakistanis throw snowballs and play in the snow in Quetta on January 22, 2012. The valley of Quetta received its first snowfall of the winter. - AFP Photo
Pakistanis throw snowballs and play in the snow in Quetta on January 22, 2012. The valley of Quetta received its first snowfall of the winter. - AFP Photo
Pakistani youths play in the snow in Quetta on January 22, 2012. The valley of Quetta received its first snowfall of the winter.  - AFP Photo
Pakistani youths play in the snow in Quetta on January 22, 2012. The valley of Quetta received its first snowfall of the winter. - AFP Photo
A Pakistani youth builds a snowman on top of a four-wheel drive vehicle in Quetta on January 22, 2012. The valley of Quetta received its first snowfall of the winter.  - AFP Photo
A Pakistani youth builds a snowman on top of a four-wheel drive vehicle in Quetta on January 22, 2012. The valley of Quetta received its first snowfall of the winter. - AFP Photo
A Pakistani International Airlines' Fokker F27 Friendship aircraft on static display is seen covered in snow at a park in Quetta on January 22, 2012. The valley of Quetta received its first snowfall of the winter. - AFP Photo
A Pakistani International Airlines' Fokker F27 Friendship aircraft on static display is seen covered in snow at a park in Quetta on January 22, 2012. The valley of Quetta received its first snowfall of the winter. - AFP Photo

Various parts of Pakistan receive their first snow fall. Families and children get out on the streets to celebrate the rare occassion; others suffer the consequences.–Photos by Agencies

 

 

 

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