An avalanche in Chitral District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, killed nine people, including four women, from a single family. Emergency workers recovered all bodies after several hours of effort.
A snowstorm in six Afghan provinces killed 11 people, with freezing rain and snow cutting off roads and isolating towns and villages. The Salang Pass and roads linking provincial capitals to villages were blocked.
Rescue teams in Pakistan worked to clear snow and assist stranded tourists near Murree, where heavy snowfall buried vehicles and caused traffic jams. Authorities closed all roads in the area to aid evacuations.