8 killed, 30 injured in collision between 3 vehicles in southern Pakistan

STORY: 8 killed, 30 injured in collision between 3 vehicles in southern Pakistan SHOOTING TIME: April 17, 2024 DATELINE: April 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the traffic accident site STORYLINE: At least eight people were killed and 30 others injured on Wednesday in a collision between three vehicles in Jamshoro district of Pakistan's southern Sindh province, the rescue service reported. The accident took place early in the morning on Indus Highway near Manjhand area of the district when an oil tanker, a truck and a passenger bus collided, resulting in casualties, Mearaj Ahmed, a local representative of Edhi rescue organization told Xinhua. "Initially, the oil tanker and the truck collided, and within a few seconds, the bus hit them from behind, which mainly caused the casualties," he added. Upon receiving the information, the rescue workers reached the site and shifted the victims to different nearby hospitals, said the rescue service. T

17 killed, 35 injured as truck crashes in SW Pakistan

STORY: 17 killed, 35 injured as truck crashes in SW Pakistan SHOOTING TIME: April 11, 2024 DATELINE: April 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the injured being taken to hospital 2. body being loaded on vehicle STORYLINE: At least 17 people were killed and around 35 others injured in a truck crash in Hub district of Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, the local rescue service confirmed on Thursday morning. The accident took place late Wednesday night when a truck carrying religious pilgrims fell into a ditch in Ghulam Hussain Chatta area in the district, Abdul Hakeem, a local representative of Edhi rescue organization told Xinhua. The incident happened due to over-speeding as the driver lost control of the vehicle, he added. Upon receiving the information, rescue workers reached the site and shifted the victims to a local hospital, the rescue service reported, adding that they were later taken to the southern port city of Karachi for furthe

3 killed, 12 injured in cylinder blast in Pakistan's Karachi

STORY: 3 killed, 12 injured in cylinder blast in Pakistan's Karachi SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 18, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: KARACHI, Pakistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the blast site and rescue efforts STORYLINE: At least three people were killed and around 12 others severely injured on Monday in a gas cylinder blast in a building in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, the rescue service said. Salman Naseer, an official of the rescue organization Edhi Foundation, told Xinhua that the accident took place in Machar Colony area when new gas cylinders were being shifted to a shop of cylinders beneath a double-story residential building. Soon after the blast, the building suddenly turned into rubble, he added. The locals of the area immediately started rescuing the trapped people and were then joined by the rescue workers, Naseer said, adding that up to 15 trapped people had been recovered while at least one was still under the rubble. A search operat

8 injured as blast hits vehicle in NW Pakistan

STORY: 8 injured as blast hits vehicle in NW Pakistan DATELINE: July 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the incident 2. various of the rescue teams and police STORYLINE: Eight people were injured when a blast hit a vehicle of paramilitary troops Frontier Corps in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday afternoon, rescue teams and police said. The vehicle was passing by a densely populated area in the provincial capital of Peshawar when it was attacked, a non-government rescue organization Edhi Foundation said. Revealing initial investigation, police sources who cordoned off the site following the explosion told Xinhua that a suicide bomber blew himself up near the vehicle, injuring the troops and passersby. However, the police did not officially confirm the nature of the attack yet. The injured people were shifted to a nearby hospital, where two of them are in critical condition, the state-run Rescue 1122 said in a statement. No

10 children killed as boat capsizes in NW Pakistan

STORY: 10 children killed as boat capsizes in NW Pakistan DATELINE: Jan. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of accident site 2. various of people taking rescuing work STORYLINE: Ten children were killed when a boat capsized in a dam in Kohat district of Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, an official said. The boat with 25 children onboard capsized in Tanda Dam of the district earlier in the morning, and the divers rescued 16 out of them and shifted them to a hospital, Deputy Commissioner of Kohat district Furqan Ashraf said. Ashraf said that the bodies of nine others were recovered from the dam, whereas one child breathed his last at the hospital. Talking to Xinhua, sources from a rescue organization the Edhi Foundation said that the children were students of a seminary who were visiting the dam for recreational activity. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Islamabad. (XHTV)

At least 40 killed, 4 injured as bus falls into ravine in SW Pakistan

STORY: At least 40 killed, 4 injured as bus falls into ravine in SW Pakistan DATELINE: Jan. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:20 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the accident site STORYLINE: At least 40 people were killed and four others injured after a passenger bus fell on Sunday morning in a ditch in the Lasbela district of Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, government authorities said. According to the reports, the coach crashed into the pillar of a bridge while it was taking a U-turn near the Chinki stop in Bela area of the district and eventually fell into a ravine and caught fire. The authorities said that the accident took place due to over-speeding. Talking to Xinhua, Saad Edhi from the non-governmental rescue organization Edhi Foundation said that all the victims had been recovered from the site, while not mentioning the situation of the bus driver. Edhi added that around 45 passengers were aboard the bus, adding that the injured were shifted to a local hospital wh

Several injured in blast in SW Pakistan

STORY: Several injured in blast in SW Pakistan DATELINE: May 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:48 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the blast site STORYLINE: A blast in Pakistan's southwest Quetta city of Balochistan province injured several people on Sunday evening, rescue and police officials said. At least two people sustained serious wounds in the explosion that occurred at about 8:00 p.m. local time (1500 GMT) near a government building on the Airport Road in Balochistan's provincial capital Quetta, Muhammad Mehboob, a senior officer of the rescue department of Edhi Foundation Quetta, told Xinhua. Following the incident, a heavy contingent of police along with rescue teams reached the area and shifted the injured to a nearby hospital, where at least one person was said to be in a critical condition. Security forces cordoned off the area and kicked off a search operation. Police said they were still investigating the nature of the blast . Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting f