Pakistan and India to witness prolonged, harsh winter this year, experts say.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan and India are likely to witness a prolonged winter this year, global environmental experts have predicted. According to the Indian meteorology and climate change organisation Skymet Weather's vice-president Mahesh Palawat, winter in Punjab, Northern Sindh, and Northern Balochistan may be longer and more severe this year. He said that historically, winter during the La Nina years are harsher and longer in duration, adding that a similar situation was witnessed in 2011 and 2012. La Nina

refers to the periodic cooling of ocean surface temperatures in the central and east-central equatorial...