Snow ‘bomb’ unleashes blizzard on eastern US

  New York, Jan 29 (AFP/APP):Blinding snow whipped up by near-hurricane force winds pummeled the eastern United States on Saturday, as one of the strongest winter storms in years triggered severe weather alerts, transport chaos and power outages across a region of some 70 million […]

Deadly storm Ana strands tens of thousands in southern Africa

Lilongwe, Malawi, Jan 28 (AFP/APP): Torrential rains from deadly Tropical Storm Ana subsided on Friday leaving tens of thousands of people across three countries in southern Africa cut off by flood damage, without power and living in shelters. The death toll stood at 86 across […]

Mainly very cold, dry weather expected in most parts of country

ISLAMABAD, Jan 26 (Online): Mainly very cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country during the next twelve hours. Dense fog is likely to prevail in upper Sindh, plain areas of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during morning and night hours. Temperature […]

Backlash in Greece over snow storm ‘fiasco’

Athens, Jan 26 (AFP/APP):Outrage against the government and transport operators grew in Greece on Wednesday after a major snow storm stranded thousands of motorists on the country’s most modern motorway, which remained blocked for a third day. As Greek dailies headlined with a “fiasco” and […]

Cold and dry weather expected in most parts of country

ISLAMABAD, Jan 24 (Online): Rain with snow wind-thunderstorm occurred in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Islamabad, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir while snowfall occurred in Malam Jabba and Murree. Mainly cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country during the next twelve hours. However, more […]

Balochistan receives rains with snowfalls

QUETTA, Jan 22 (APP): Balochistan’s respective areas received rains with snowfalls which turned weather cold. According to Met office, rain receiving was recorded in some areas including 30 mm in Kalat, 15 mm in Zhob, 6 mm in Barkhan, 5 mm in Chaman, 5 mm […]

Lahore city receives rain

LAHORE, Jan 22 (APP): Various parts of the Punjab province including its capital on Saturday received intermittent rain. According to the Met office here, rain/snow wind-thunderstorm is expected in upper Punjab while dense fog is expected in plain areas of Punjab during the next 24 […]

Intermittent rain with snowfall on hills increases intensity of cold

ISLAMABAD, Jan 22 (Online): Intermittent rain in different parts of the country with snowfall on the hills has increased the intensity of cold. A spokesperson of met office told our correspondent that various parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, North Balochistan, Punjab, Gilgit Baltistan and Kashmir are […]

Galyat receives 1.5 feet of snow during the 8th spell of snowfall

NATHIAGALI, Jan 22 (APP):During the eighth spell of heavy snowfall on Saturday Galyat has received more than 1.5 feet of snow which was started in the early morning and would likely continue till Tuesday. According to the Galyat Development Authority (GDA) spokesperson Ahsan Hameed in […]