Over 16 die in Murree,Govt deploys Military to rescue stranded vacationers

All of the routes in Murree had been blocked after 1000’s of autos entered the town, leaving the vacationers helpless on the roads.

In a video message, Inside Minister Sheikh Rasheed Saturday stated Murree had “seen an enormous variety of vacationers after 15-20 years”, and on account of that, a disaster passed off.

Rasheed stated the federal government was compelled to shut the street from Islamabad to Murree. “Islamabad and Rawalpindi’s commissioners, deputy commissioners, police, are finishing up rescue works.”
The inside minister stated 5 platoons of the Pakistan Military have been known as in for rescue efforts, whereas Rangers and Frontier Corps will likely be deployed on an emergency foundation.

“As many as 1,000 autos have been caught since night time […] some have been evacuated; 16-19 deaths passed off in automobiles. The locals offered meals and blankets to the stranded folks.”

The inside minister stated the authorities would evacuate 1,000 autos by at this time night, whereas the roads would stay closed to Murree until tomorrow 9pm.

“We have now additionally determined to ban vacationers who’re planning on coming to Murree by stroll; this isn’t the time to come back to Murree,” Rasheed stated.