GILGIT(National Times)- Two young men were killed on Thursday when a landslide struck their vehicle on the Karakoram Highway, as intermittent rain and snowfall disrupted routine life across Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and blocked the Babusar Pass road and other links to remote areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Local police said Arif Hussain and Kashif Ali, residents of Gul\u00admat in the Nagar district, were travelling on Karakoram High\u00adway when a rock struck their vehicle in a landslide-prone area near the Pissan section, early on Thursday. Both men were seriously inj\u00adu\u00adred and later succumbed to their injuries. They were shifted to a nearby government hospital, where doctors pronounced them dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the local administration, rain caused landslides at multiple locations in the Nagar section on Wednesday and Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHeavy rain is currently continuing in the Nagar district, leading to landslides at various locations along the Karakoram Highway. However, the highway remains open to traffic,\u201d a GB police spokesperson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe public is advised to contact the Police Helpline at 15 to check the latest status of the highway before travelling.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, authorities said upper areas of GB received intermittent snowfall, while lower areas received rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Babusar Pass road has been temporarily closed to all traffic due to heavy snowfall at Babusar Top,\u201d the police spokesperson said in a statement. \u201cAll travellers and tourists are advised to avoid unnecessary travel and to choose alternative routes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A large number of tourists travelling through the Babusar Pass road toward GB were stranded near the Babusar Top area on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Diamer police personnel rescued the travellers stranded in the snow and brought them safely to Babusar Top, the police spokesperson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tourist Police said heavy snowfall received at Khun\u00adjerab Top made the Karakoram Highway potentially dangerous. Traffic between Pakistan and China through the Khunjerab Pass remained disrupted following slippery conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Snowfall also continued across the upper areas of the Astore, Skardu, Ghanche, Shigar, Kharmang, Hunza and Nagar districts, creating difficulties for local residents. Many link roads have been blocked.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
GILGIT(National Times)- Two young men were killed on Thursday when a landslide struck their vehicle on the Karakoram Highway, as intermittent rain and snowfall disrupted routine life across Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and blocked the Babusar Pass road and other links to remote areas. Local police said Arif Hussain and Kashif Ali, residents of Gul\u00admat in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":134918,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-134917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest_news","entry"],"yoast_head":"\n