Status: 01/31/2023 10:18 p.m A boat accident in Pakistan has killed at least 51 people, including 49 children. Students at a Koran school were on an excursion when their overcrowded boat suddenly capsized. After a boat accident in north-west Pakistan, the death toll has risen to 51. Among the victims were 49 boys between the ages of seven and 14, police said. The students of a local Koran school had been on an excursion. The bodies of a teacher and...
accidents Boat accident in Pakistan: death toll rises to 51 A capsized boat floats on Lake Tanda in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. photo © Saeed Ahmad/XinHua/dpa It was supposed to be a leisurely picnic, but it ended in tragedy. It is still unclear why the boat suddenly capsized. After a boat accident in Pakistan, the death toll has risen to 51. The search and rescue operation is still ongoing, the Pakistani military said. A total of five people have been...
STORY: Dozens of people were killed and around 150 others injured in an explosion at a mosque in Pakistan on Monday. Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif spoke of a suicide attack. The mosque in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar was packed with at least 260 worshipers at the time of the blast, the government said. According to this, many of the victims were police officers who had gathered for midday prayer. Peshawar's police chief Khan said the mosque is in...
At least 59 people were killed in a suicide bombing at a mosque in north-west Pakistan. Another 157 believers were injured in the attack in the city of Peshawar on Monday, officials from the German Press Agency said. The attack therefore occurred in a high-security zone, which also includes many police buildings. A police spokesman said many police officers were among the victims.As reported by the Pakistani TV station Geo TV, among others, the Pakistani Taliban movement (TTP) claimed responsibility...
terrorism Around 60 dead in suicide bombing in Pakistan Security officials and rescue workers search for victims after the attack. photo © Zubair Khan/AP/dpa An assassin kills dozens of people in a suicide attack in north-west Pakistan. Is the conflict between Islamabad and extremists escalating again? At least 59 people were killed in a suicide bombing at a mosque in north-west Pakistan. Around 150 believers were injured in the attack in the city of Peshawar, said hospital representatives from the...
The building in the city of Peshawar partially collapses, dozens of injured are taken to the hospital. The police assume a suicide attack. source site
accidents Bus crashes in ravine: more than 40 dead in Pakistan People look at the burned wreckage of a bus that crashed into a ravine with around 50 people on board. photo © Muhammad Saleem/AP/dpa Serious traffic accidents are not uncommon in Pakistan due to poor infrastructure and roadless vehicles. A bus with around 50 people on board crashed into a ravine in Pakistan. At least 41 people were killed in the accident on Sunday in the southwestern province of...
Status: 01/29/2023 09:19 am At least 39 people died in a serious bus accident in Pakistan. The vehicle probably crashed into a bridge pillar and fell into a ravine. The driver may have been going too fast. At least 39 people died in a serious bus accident in the Pakistani province of Balochistan. Only a few occupants were rescued alive after the accident. According to the AP news agency, 44 people were traveling by bus to the neighboring province of...
security Pakistan introduces first bus routes for women A pink bus in a bus parking lot: Only women and girls are allowed to ride. photo © Ppi/PPI via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa Harassment of women on buses is not uncommon in Pakistan. That should change now. A project for girls and women is launched. In the Pakistani metropolis of Karachi, the country's first all-women buses are to roll through the streets in the future. "We start with ten vehicles that drive...
As of: 01/24/2023 8:24 a.m Power has been restored in Pakistan 24 hours after a nationwide blackout. However, some power plants will take longer to get back online. A nationwide power outage in Pakistan was resolved after around 24 hours. Energy Minister Khurram Dastgir announced that the power supply had been fully restored. However, it will take another 48 hours to reconnect some power plants, such as coal-fired power plants, to the grid. But there are enough oil reserves to...
