As mercury drops, protesters start buying warm clothes.

Byline: Aamir Yasin

ISLAMABAD -- Protesters at the Azadi March started purchasing warm clothes from nearby secondhand stalls in Karachi Company after the temperature in the federal capital dropped to 14AdegC on Sunday.

The Met Office has also predicted rain because of a westerly wave likely to approach the country's western parts tomorrow (Tuesday).

'The first winter rain in Potohar region, including Rawalpindi and Islamabad, will start from Tuesday night,' a Met official said.

Although participants from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan came prepared for the weather, residents of Sindh and inner Punjab headed to G-9 Markaz, commonly known as Karachi Company, for shopping. The Markaz is near the protest site at Peshawar Mor as well as Rawalpindi's Pirwadhai area.

Met Office predicts rainfall in twin cities tomorrow

Most protesters went to Karachi Company on the advice of locals.

'We did not expect such chill in the area,' said Babar Khan. 'Hand-me-downs are affordable, which is why I came here,' said Kamalia resident Mohammad Abbas.

The residents of the capital told us to buy warm clothes from Karachi Company; they were supportive and showed us these stalls,' he said.

'I went to the main market but the prices in Islamabad are very high, so I decided to get some secondhand items,' said Karachi resident Yasir Khan, who was with his local friends.

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