At least nine people were killed after an avalanche struck a house in northwest Pakistan on Friday, as heavy snowfall hit several parts of the country, leaving hundreds stranded, officials and local media reported. The avalanche struck in Domail town of Chitral district in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, killing five men and four women, local […]
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Army officer, soldier among three martyred in GB avalanche
A Pakistan Army captain, along with a soldier and a civilian machine operator, was martyred during a snow clearance operation in Gilgit Baltistan, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Saturday. In a statement, the military’s media wing said that the snow clearance operation was conducted, using heavy machinery, to open Burzil Pass to facilitate […]