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Dense Fog Disrupts Flight Operations in Lahore

Lahore (November 12, 2017): Over 20 domestic and international flights have been cancelled at Allama Iqbal International Airport due to dense fog in Lahore on Saturday.

According to the details, over 20 domestic and international flights were cancelled, while dozens others delayed at Allama Iqbal International Airport, as thick fog blanketed Punjab.   Airport officials said that the decision to reschedule certain flights was taken due to rough weather in Lahore.

Some of the flights that will not land on time include PK-650 that was bound for Islamabad from Lahore, PK-651 that was bound for Lahore from Islamabad, and two-way Sukkur flights PK-536 and PK-537.Two Multan-bound flights that were to depart from Karachi were cancelled, a spokesperson of the national carrier said. Rahim Yar Khan-bound flights PK-580 and PK-581 that were to take off from Lahore were also cancelled.

Two international flights, PK-718 flying from Madina to Faisalabad and PK-206 departing from Kuwait for Lahore, were diverted to Karachi, the spokesperson said.

Dense foggy conditions are expected in plain areas of Punjab in the next twenty-four hours. Rain and thunderstorm with snowfall over the hills are expected at scattered places in some parts of Balochistan and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.

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