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Snowfall graces the hills!

Agencies Published January 8, 2012
A motorist passes through a snow covered area after a snowfall in Bakot in Abbottabad district on Saturday. ? PPI
A motorist passes through a snow covered area after a snowfall in Bakot in Abbottabad district on Saturday. ? PPI
A man holds his belongings as he walks on a street covered by snow in Murree. ? AFP
A man holds his belongings as he walks on a street covered by snow in Murree. ? AFP
Men walk on a snow covered area of Murree, some 50kms north of Islamabad on January 7, 2012. The first rain of winter brought an end to persistent dry weather with an increase intensity of cold in plain areas and heavy snowfall in hilly areas of Pakistan. ? AFP
Men walk on a snow covered area of Murree, some 50kms north of Islamabad on January 7, 2012. The first rain of winter brought an end to persistent dry weather with an increase intensity of cold in plain areas and heavy snowfall in hilly areas of Pakistan. ? AFP
A van passes on a road covered by snow in Murree. ? AFP
A van passes on a road covered by snow in Murree. ? AFP
Children throw snowballs at the Margala hills, outskirt of Islamabad. ? AFP
Children throw snowballs at the Margala hills, outskirt of Islamabad. ? AFP
Children throw snowballs at the Margala hills, outskirt of Islamabad. ? AFP
Children throw snowballs at the Margala hills, outskirt of Islamabad. ? AFP
A man sits on the hood of a car rolling on a road covered by snow in Murree. ? AFP
A man sits on the hood of a car rolling on a road covered by snow in Murree. ? AFP
Women ride a donkey cart loaded with firewood in Lahore on January 7, 2012. The government has hiked the national gas price by 14 percent amid yawning energy shortfalls that have sparked recent protests across Pakistan, where opposition parties are setting in motion campaigns to force elections in 2012. ? AFP
Women ride a donkey cart loaded with firewood in Lahore on January 7, 2012. The government has hiked the national gas price by 14 percent amid yawning energy shortfalls that have sparked recent protests across Pakistan, where opposition parties are setting in motion campaigns to force elections in 2012. ? AFP
Visitors play with the snow as the Margalla Hills received snow fall on late Friday night. ? Online
Visitors play with the snow as the Margalla Hills received snow fall on late Friday night. ? Online
A picture shows a snow covered hilly area of Murree. ? AFP
A picture shows a snow covered hilly area of Murree. ? AFP

The first rain of winter brought an end to persistent dry weather with an increase intensity of cold in plain areas and heavy snowfall in hilly areas of Pakistan.

 

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sam
Jan 08, 2012 09:21pm
didnt know there's snowfall in pakistan...muree seems to be a really prosperous place, nice roads, luxury sedan...rarely get to see such places/cars in my poor country india!
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sam
Jan 08, 2012 09:56pm
beautiful...
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Farhan javed
Jan 09, 2012 12:00am
Beautiful.
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Hassan R. Warraich
Jan 09, 2012 09:44am
What a beautiful country and superabundant resources Almighty Allah has bestowed upon us but alas instead of generating and moving forward we are degenerating and going backwards............. May Almighty Allah bless our country
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