Fog closes motorways in KP, Punjab

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LAHORE: Many areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Punjab provinces are covered with thick fog, causing closure of motorways, Geo News reported Tuesday.

According to motorway police, the motorway has been closed from Pindi Bhattian interchange to Faisalabad because the visibility was down to zero.

The motorway has also been closed for heavy traffic in 40 kilometers from Peshawar to Rashakai interchange due to thick fog.

Commuters traveling from Peshawar to Islamabad have been instructed to travel via GT Road, sources added.

The motorway police have issued special instructions for the drivers. They have asked them to keep headlights of their vehicles on, avoid change of lane and observe control over speed besides using reflectors.