6 killed as jeep plunges into river in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir

STORY: 6 killed as jeep plunges into river in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir SHOOTING TIME: June 10, 2024 DATELINE: June 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the accident and the rescue efforts STORYLINE: At least six people were killed, 10 missing and two others injured when a jeep plunged into Neelum River in Neelum district of Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, local authorities confirmed to Xinhua on Monday. The accident happened on Sunday near Karimabad area of the district after the jeep skidded into the river while climbing a ramp on a damaged road, said rescue service. Locals, along with Pakistan army personnel, carried out rescue operations. Six bodies were found while search for the missing people was still underway. It took long time to conduct rescue operations as many of the victims flowed away, local media reported, adding that around 18 people were on the jeep when the accident happened. Most of the passengers were tourists, and the

Museum curator speaks on history of education in Pakistan's Hunza

Museum curator speaks on history of education in Pakistan's Hunza

Sher Baz Kaleem, manager of the Baltit Fort Hunza historical museum in the mountainous Hunza valley in northern Pakistan, speaks in an interview in the central Hunza city of Karimabad on Aug. 10, 2015. He says education was the only step in the region to overcome poverty and that many who studied abroad returned to Hunza to become teachers at local schools. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Students pose at school in high-enrollment Pakistani area

Students pose at school in high-enrollment Pakistani area

Students pose for photos at Hasegawa Memorial Public School in Karimabad in the mountainous Hunza valley in northern Pakistan on Aug. 10, 2015. The school, named after Japanese climber Tsuneo Hasegawa who was killed in an avalanche in the region in 1991, said that almost all children are enrolled in school in Hunza, whereas the enrollment rate in a typical rural area in Pakistan can be as low as 10 percent. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

High attendance rates at school in northern Pakistan valley

High attendance rates at school in northern Pakistan valley

Female students listen to their teacher at Hasegawa Memorial Public School in Karimabad in the mountainous Hunza valley in northern Pakistan on Aug. 10, 2015. The school, named after Japanese climber Tsuneo Hasegawa who was killed in an avalanche in the region in 1991, said that almost all children are enrolled in school in Hunza, whereas the enrollment rate in a typical rural area in Pakistan can be as low as 10 percent. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

China-Pakistan border at Khunjerab Pass

China-Pakistan border at Khunjerab Pass

Photo taken in September 2018 shows the Hunza Valley in Karimabad, northern Pakistan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo