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A spell of extreme cold has returned in districts of Balochistan after decades, with lowest temperatures recorded in Quetta and Kalat, according to the meteorological department.
In Kalat, minimum temperature was recorded at -12°C after 31 years. As per the meteorological department, the temperature in Kalat plummeted this low last on December 13, 1986. Similar, in Quetta, minimum temperature was recorded at
-10°C on Tuesday - a reading seen after 10 years there.
Ziarat district of Balochistan too has come under the folds of extreme cold as
-11°C was recorded there.An official of the meteorological department, Dr Azmat Hayat, said the cold spell is likely to persist for the next few days, when mercury will plummet further in the three districts of the province - Kalat, Ziarat and Quetta.
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