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GILGIT, Feb 21: Heavy rains coupled with snowfall lashed hilly parts of the Northern Areas on Wednesday, brining down temperature below minus Celsius in Upper Hunza, Phander, Nagar, Astore and Baltistan.
Heavy rains and snowfall also affected the flow of traffic in the areas.
However, there was no report of road blockade in any part of the region, but some link roads were hit by small-scale land-sliding.
The PIA could not operate its flight to Gilgit on Wednesday because of bad weather.
APP ADDS: Quetta and other parts of Balochistan were hit by torrential rains, while mountains received heavy snowfall during the last 24 hours.
According to the Met office, Quetta received 20mm rain, Zhob 11.8mm, Dalbandin 11.6mm, Kalat 6.2mm and Sibi 1.5mm.
The maximum temperature in Quetta on Wednesday was recorded as 14 degree Celsius and the minimum as 4.5 degree Celsius.
Humidity remained 78 per cent.
