Islamabad: Rain with wind-thundershower is expected in Balochistan, Sindh, Kashmir, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan during the next 12 hours.

Heavy falls are also likely at few places in Kashmir, South Punjab and eastern Balochistan during the period.

Temperature of some major cities recorded this morning:

Islamabad twenty-six degree centigrade, Lahore twenty-seven, Karachi and Peshawar twenty-eight, Quetta and Gilgit twenty-one, Murree seventeen and Muzaffarabad twenty-four degree centigrade.

According to Met office forecast for Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, cloudy weather with chances of rain and wind/thundershower is expected in Srinagar, partly cloudy weather with chances of rain-wind/thundershower (with few heavy falls) in Jammu, partly cloudy weather with chances of rain-wind/thundershower in Leh while cloudy weather with chances of rain-wind/thundershower in Pulwama, Anantnag, Shopian and Baramulla.

Temperature recorded this morning:

Srinagar and Pulwama twenty-one degree centigrade, Jammu twenty-six, Leh Sixteen, Anantnag twenty, Shopian nineteen and Baramulla eight degree centigrade.

Islamabad: Pakistan Railways has announced a thirty percent reduction in the fares of all trains on the eve of Eid-ul-Adha.

According to the notification issued by Pakistan Railways, the passengers will be able to get benefit from this facility during the three days of Eid in all classes of trains including economy, standard AC, Business and AC Sleeper. 

Meanwhile, Pakistan Railways has also announced that passengers facing difficulties due to late arrival of trains can fully refund their tickets from the nearest reservation offices. 

The passengers having E-Tickets can also refund their tickets through mobile application. 

Gilgit: Pakistan army, since Wednesday, is coordinating a high risk rescue operation to evacuate stranded mountaineers Shehroze Kashif and Fazal Ali who are stuck at Nanga Parbat.

According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Pakistan army aviation helicopters and a ground search team comprising high-altitude porters are employed to rescue the mountaineers.

Pakistan army aviation pilots, in a daring attempt, flew two helicopter missions despite bad weather conditions but couldn't pick up the mountaineers due to dense clouds and very high altitude.

Meanwhile, the ground search team is also nearing stranded mountaineers who are currently at Camp-3 at 21000 feet of height.

The army aviation pilots will fly again on Thursday subject to weather conditions as ground team attempt to rescue the mountaineers to Camp-2.