Tour De Karakoram

12/02/2023

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, being a tourist destination, attracted as many as 890,777 foreign and domestic tourists in one month, said a report issued by KP Tourism Authority

10/02/2023

At least 21 people were killed on Tuesday night while 12 others were injured when a passenger bus plunged into a ditch after colliding with a car on the Karakoram Highway in the Sh*tial area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Upper Kohistan district.

SSP of Diamer District in Gilgit-Baltistan, Sher Khan, said the accident occurred when a bus traveling from Ghizer to Rawalpindi collided with a car traveling in the opposite direction.

“Sixteen passengers traveling in the bus and five people traveling in the car lost their lives,” he said.

He further said that the accident occurred within Kohistan's jurisdiction but added that GB police were also taking part in the rescue effort due to their proximity to the site.

He added that officials were collecting information on how many people were on board the bus and the number of people traveling in the car. “A search and rescue operation is currently underway.”

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed grief over the lives lost in the accident. According to Radio Pakistan, he offered his condolences to the bereaved families and prayed for the deceased.

He directed the authorities concerned to provide the injured with all available medical facilities.

The report further said that GB Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid had expressed sorrow over the accident. He directed the administration and all relevant departments to evacuate the injured and provide them with medical facilities.

21/10/2022

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