MANSEHRA: Traffic between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan via Babusar Top was suspended on Wednesday after Kaghan Valley received heavy snowfall for the second time in a few days.
‘We have restricted traffic beyond Bassal to upper parts of Kaghan Valley and neighbouring Diamer district, as fresh snowfall has made Mansehra-NaranJalkhad (MNJ) Road slippery and dangerous,’ district police officer Mohammad Waqas Khan told reporters.
It began snowing on Tuesday night in high-altitude areas, including Saiful Muluk Lake, Lulusar Lake, Battakundi, Bassal and Babusar Top, and continued the following day intermittently, turning the weather chilly.
‘If the current snowfall spell continues, it might block the MNJ Road permanently until next summer, suspending traffic between the two federating units during the period,’ the DPO said.
He said traffic up to Naran, the commercial hub of Kaghan Valley, was still on and tourists, though in small numbers, continued to visit the area to enjoy snowfall.-Correspondent