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Ziarat, Pakistan’s famous tourist destination received spring’s snowfall on Thursday. However, Quetta and other parts of Balochistan received heavy rainfall.
Tourists from across Balochistan thronged towards Ziarat to enjoy spring’s first snowfall and the weather turned cold in the lush green valley.
Balochistan’s Secretary of Information, Hamza Shafqaat also took to the social media network Twitter and shared videos about the snowfall.
Ziarat right now . 5 C pic.twitter.com/wjbRb5VPzB
— Muhammed Hamza Shafqaat (@hamzashafqaat) March 23, 2023
Ziarat hosts the world’s second-largest juniper forest
Ziarat hosts the world’s second-largest juniper forest. Thousands of years old ancient juniper trees are now declared a world asset by UNESCO.
In Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan province, the citizens faced power outages and low and no gas supply. The continued prolonged and unannounced gas load shedding prompted the Spokesman of Chief Minister Balochistan, Babar Yousafzai to lodge a protest against the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC).
SSGC criticized for its failure to provide gas supply to Quetta
“The SSGC is not under our control, it is a federal department”, Mr. Yousafzai said. Especially, most parts of the city plunged into darkness after a heavy downpour.
The situation prompted the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) to hold an emergency meeting to tackle the situation. The Director-General of the PDMA, Naseer Ahmed Nasar chaired the meeting and issued directives to the concerned authorities to prepare for the snowfall and rainfall.
