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      <title>Severe cold engulfs country, school hours adjusted</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The country is currently facing a severe cold wave, with snowfall in mountainous regions and rain intensifying the chill.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In response to the dropping temperatures, educational institutions have begun to adjust their schedules.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Yesterday, Leh recorded the lowest &lt;a href="https://english.aaj.tv/news/30339568"&gt;temperature&lt;/a&gt; at minus twelve degrees Celsius, while Karachi residents experienced shivering conditions due to icy winds.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Meteorological Department has announced that the &lt;a href="https://english.aaj.tv/news/30311021/uae-presidents-visit-to-islamabad-postponed-due-to-weather-conditions"&gt;cold&lt;/a&gt; wave is expected to continue nationwide today.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Among the country’s most polluted cities, Lahore is at the top, with an early morning Air Quality Index reading of two hundred and twenty-three.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In Azad Kashmir, the &lt;a href="https://english.aaj.tv/news/10296378/hot-dry-weather-forecast-for-karachi-22015-03-26"&gt;cold&lt;/a&gt; intensity has also risen, affecting several areas with freezing temperatures. Consequently, the Azad Kashmir government has revised school hours.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Read more&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://english.aaj.tv/news/30347779/frost-expected-in-islamabad-as-cold-weather-fog-persist"&gt;Frost expected in Islamabad as cold weather, fog persist&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://english.aaj.tv/news/30347595/weather-to-remain-cold-and-cloudy-during-next-24-hours-in-the-country"&gt;Weather to remain cold and cloudy during next 24 hours in the country&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://english.aaj.tv/news/30331382/karachi-receives-light-drizzle-as-weather-turns-pleasant"&gt;Karachi receives light drizzle as weather turns pleasant&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Starting today, all private and public schools in Azad Kashmir will open at nine in the morning, with classes running until two-thirty in the afternoon.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On Fridays, schools will operate from nine to twelve-thirty.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Additionally, the dry cold in Azad Kashmir has led to an increase in various illnesses among residents.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>The country is currently facing a severe cold wave, with snowfall in mountainous regions and rain intensifying the chill.</strong></p>
<p>In response to the dropping temperatures, educational institutions have begun to adjust their schedules.</p>
<p>Yesterday, Leh recorded the lowest <a href="https://english.aaj.tv/news/30339568">temperature</a> at minus twelve degrees Celsius, while Karachi residents experienced shivering conditions due to icy winds.</p>
<p>The Meteorological Department has announced that the <a href="https://english.aaj.tv/news/30311021/uae-presidents-visit-to-islamabad-postponed-due-to-weather-conditions">cold</a> wave is expected to continue nationwide today.</p>
<p>Among the country’s most polluted cities, Lahore is at the top, with an early morning Air Quality Index reading of two hundred and twenty-three.</p>
<p>In Azad Kashmir, the <a href="https://english.aaj.tv/news/10296378/hot-dry-weather-forecast-for-karachi-22015-03-26">cold</a> intensity has also risen, affecting several areas with freezing temperatures. Consequently, the Azad Kashmir government has revised school hours.</p>
<p><em>Read more</em></p>
<blockquote class="blockquote-level-1">
<p><a href="https://english.aaj.tv/news/30347779/frost-expected-in-islamabad-as-cold-weather-fog-persist">Frost expected in Islamabad as cold weather, fog persist</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://english.aaj.tv/news/30347595/weather-to-remain-cold-and-cloudy-during-next-24-hours-in-the-country">Weather to remain cold and cloudy during next 24 hours in the country</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://english.aaj.tv/news/30331382/karachi-receives-light-drizzle-as-weather-turns-pleasant">Karachi receives light drizzle as weather turns pleasant</a></p>
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<p>Starting today, all private and public schools in Azad Kashmir will open at nine in the morning, with classes running until two-thirty in the afternoon.</p>
<p>On Fridays, schools will operate from nine to twelve-thirty.</p>
<p>Additionally, the dry cold in Azad Kashmir has led to an increase in various illnesses among residents.</p>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2024 08:42:59 +0500</pubDate>
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