GILGIT:
At least 20 people were killed and 15 others injured on Friday after a passenger bus slid off the road on Karakoram Highway near Guner farms.
The bus, operated by the private transport company Markopolo, was carrying 35 passengers when the accident occurred.
Rescue 1122 and other emergency response teams promptly transported the injured to nearby hospitals for urgent medical treatment.
Rescue sources said the death toll might rise further as the majority of the injured were in critical condition.
Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has expressed profound sorrow over the tragic loss of lives and extended condolences to the bereaved families.
