Altaf Hamid Rao,
MIRPUR (AJK), (Parliament Times) : The land routes heading to Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s top mountainous Neelum and Leepa valleys have been blocked due to fresh spell of intermittent heavy snowfall in upper reaches of the State.
Our Special AJK Correspondent Altaf Hamid RAO reports on Friday that the spell of snowfall along with intermittent rain continued on third successive day Thursday in Azad Jammu Kashmir turning the weather chilly.
Mountains in Leepa and Neelum valleys are enveloped in white snow. The linking routes have been blocked for every kind of traffic in snow clad region.
Meanwhile, people from various parts of the country were continually moving to Murree, Abbottabad and Swat besides AJK’s snow clad areas to enjoy chilly weather.
According to reports over six feet snowfall was recorded in Neelum Valley’s Keil Sector whereas eight to ten feet was reported on top mountains of the State.
The Met Office has meanwhile, reportedly predicted snowfall over the hills in Malakand, Hazara, Galyat and Kashmir during the next 24 hours.
Mostly cold and dry weather is expected elsewhere in the country. Foggy conditions are likely to continue over plain areas of Punjab and Sindh during night and early morning hours.
