F.P. Report
GILGIT: The mountain peaks of Gilgit-Baltistan were having intermittent snowfall and some time rains, causing abrupt fall of temperature and adding to the miseries of the local dwellers.
The Pak-China border area (Sust, Hunza, and Gujal) Pass in the south and Babusar Pass in the north-east connecting the GB with the rest of the country received heavy snow, which disturbed the routine life of locality of high mountain areas and cites of GB. Due to snowfall in Gilgit division, Baltistan division and Diemer division temperature has considerably fallen. The white strips of snow have covered Hindukush, Himalaya and Karakorum mountains range and can be seen from any part of the valley, presenting an eye-catching view.
Meanwhile, the remotest hilly valleys of Gilgit situated in its extreme north and north-east including Nalter bala, Bagrote and Gasho pahoot have received more than three inches snowfall. According to metrological department Gilgit, Skardu remained coldest places in Gilgit-Baltistan with minimum temperature minus -8 degree centigrade today. An effective weather system producing rainfall/snowfall in different parts of Gilgit Baltistan is likely to persist for a couple of days with gradually increasing intensity, Landslides may occur in the vulnerable areas of GB Meteorological Department said Monday.
