Fog gloom

Agencies Published January 11, 2011
A man drives a donkey-drawn cart on a foggy street in Lahore. The ongoing spell of dense fog and freezing weather conditions has continued to disturb the scheduled arrival and departure of trains across the country. ?AFP Photo
A man drives a donkey-drawn cart on a foggy street in Lahore. The ongoing spell of dense fog and freezing weather conditions has continued to disturb the scheduled arrival and departure of trains across the country. ?AFP Photo
A loader mini truck passing through the road during thick fog in Islamabad which reduced the visibility level early in the morning. ?Online Photo
A loader mini truck passing through the road during thick fog in Islamabad which reduced the visibility level early in the morning. ?Online Photo
Thick fog engulfs the city of Larkana, causing very poor visibility. ?APP Photo
Thick fog engulfs the city of Larkana, causing very poor visibility. ?APP Photo
A cyclist crosses railway tracks as fog envelopes Jafarabad near Quetta. The dense fog disrupted flights, train schedules and forced authorities to close several highway sections in Pakistan. ?AP Photo
A cyclist crosses railway tracks as fog envelopes Jafarabad near Quetta. The dense fog disrupted flights, train schedules and forced authorities to close several highway sections in Pakistan. ?AP Photo
Thick fog makes traveling extremely dangerous in Methyal, Attock. ?Online Photo
Thick fog makes traveling extremely dangerous in Methyal, Attock. ?Online Photo
Dera Allah Yar's visibility level is extremely low due to foggy conditions. ?Online Photo
Dera Allah Yar's visibility level is extremely low due to foggy conditions. ?Online Photo
Students are on their way to their school as fog envelopes Lahore. The dense fog disrupted flights, train schedules and forced authorities to close several highway sections in Pakistan. ?AP Photo
Students are on their way to their school as fog envelopes Lahore. The dense fog disrupted flights, train schedules and forced authorities to close several highway sections in Pakistan. ?AP Photo
Men warm themselves around a fire during a foggy day in Islamabad. The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) forecasts dense fog in the Pakistani provinces of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and upper Sindh for the coming week, with cold weather conditions for northern part of the country. ?AFP Photo
Men warm themselves around a fire during a foggy day in Islamabad. The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) forecasts dense fog in the Pakistani provinces of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and upper Sindh for the coming week, with cold weather conditions for northern part of the country. ?AFP Photo

At least 17 people have been killed in road accidents in Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan as most parts of the country remain covered in dense fog amid a severe cold wave.

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