Moreover, there was no chance of resumption of flights to these areas, as according to the Met Office in Islamabad forecast the rainy spell would persist for another couple of days.
The most important area, which would benefit from this spell - second in less then a week - across the country, especially in Barani region, was agriculture sector with the wheat sowing in progress.
National Agriculture Research Centre (NARC) expert Muhammad Ilyas Lughmani told Business Recorder that one could expect acceleration in wheat sowing, especially in upper Sindh and lower Punjab, where water availability was a major problem.
He said that early sowing would certainly help the government in achieving its 20.2 million tonnes wheat production target for the current Rabi season.
He expressed the hope that Indus River System Authority (Irsa), which initially predicted 44 percent water shortage during the current Rabi season as compared to the last year for wheat alone, would have to review its figures again.
The rain is also expected to raise the water level in big dams, which will certainly enhance and accelerate power generation to meet country's increasing domestic needs during the winter season.
A Met Office report said that Quetta was in the grip of intense cold with winds blowing at abnormally high speed and whirlpool was also expected in Karachi and surrounding cities.
Multan, usually a dry city, received 34 millimeters rain, while Gilgit received 32 mm, Peshawar 31.6 mm, Islamabad 12 mm, Lahore 10.6 mm and Muzaffarabad received 10 mm rain. The report predicted that the rain would continue in short spells till midnight on Saturday in these cities and for another couple of days for Northern Areas and Chitral. Snowfall on mountains would also continue, it added.