36 people died in two separate bus accidents in Pakistan on Sunday (25 August). 36 people were also injured in both the accidents. According to Pakistani newspaper Dawn, a bus going from Kahuta to Rawalpindi fell into a ditch due to brake failure. There were 26 passengers in this bus, out of which 25 have died and another is injured. This accident took place on Girari Bridge on Kahuta Azad Pattan Road in Punjab province of Pakistan. The second accident took place near Bujji Top on Makran Highway in Balochistan. A bus overturned here due to over speeding. 11 passengers died and 35 were injured in this accident. There were 60 passengers in the bus, out of which 4 are still trapped. Police is trying to rescue the trapped passengers with a crane. The bus was bringing pilgrims from Iran
The bus that overturned due to over speeding in Balochistan was bringing pilgrims from Iran. According to the local police, the bus overturned due to overspeeding near Bujji Top after going out of the driver’s control. The injured in the accident have been admitted to the hospital. At the same time, 4 passengers are still trapped in the bus, who are being tried to be taken out with the help of a crane. The passengers in the bus are said to be from Lahore and Gujranwala. Travel banned from Gabad in Iran to Gwadar
After the accident, the Gwadar district administration has banned travel from Gabad in Iran to Gwadar for the safety of pilgrims. District Magistrate Hamudur Rahman said, “Iran has banned the entry of pilgrims, so they should avoid any travel at this time.” He said that this ban is being imposed to improve the travel facilities of pilgrims. Pakistan’s Prime Minister expressed grief over the incident
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif expressed deep grief over the accident. According to Pakistani radio, he prayed for the peace of the souls of those killed in the accident. Also, instructions were given to provide immediate medical and other relief assistance to the injured. President Asif Ali Zardari also expressed his condolences on the accident and asked to speed up the relief activities. Pakistani pilgrims’ bus overturned in Iran on Tuesday
Earlier, a bus of Pakistani pilgrims overturned in Iran on Tuesday (20 August) night, in which 28 passengers died. This accident happened on Tuesday night. 23 passengers were also injured in the accident. The bus was going to Iraq from Pakistan carrying pilgrims. According to Iran’s news agency IRNA, this accident happened in Yazd province of Iran. There were 51 passengers in the bus. All the passengers were going to Iraq to attend the ceremony held in the memory of Arbaeen. This ceremony is celebrated every year on the 40th day of the death of a Shia saint in the seventh century. Read this news too… PM Modi’s plane remained in Pakistani airspace for 46 minutes: Claim – While returning from Poland, it flew over the skies of Lahore, Islamabad. Prime Minister Narendra Modi used Pakistan’s airspace while returning from Poland. Pakistani media house Dawn has given this information quoting an official of the Civil Aviation Authority there. According to the report, Prime Minister Modi was in Pakistan’s airspace for 46 minutes. Read the full news…
