10 killed in house fire in NW Pakistan

STORY: 10 killed in house fire in NW Pakistan DATELINE: March 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the house fire and the rescue teams STORYLINE: At least 10 people were killed and three others injured after a fire broke out in a house in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police and rescue officials said on Friday. The fire erupted due to an electric short circuit at a wooden house located in the Pattan area of Lower Kohistan district of the province early Friday morning, Farman Ali, an official at the district's emergency rescue service told local media. He said that the fire caused the roof of the house to collapse, trapping the family members under the debris, adding that women and children were among the victims. At least eight to 10 cows also perished in the huge fire that engulfed the adjoining farm as well. Following the incident, rescue teams along with fire vehicles and ambulances reached the site and started rescue operatio

25 killed in bus-car collision in northern Pakistan

STORY: 25 killed in bus-car collision in northern Pakistan DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the accident site and rescue efforts STORYLINE: At least 25 people were killed and several others injured when a passenger bus collided with a car in Pakistan's northern Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region, government officials and police said on Tuesday. The accident occurred after the over-speeding bus collided with a car near the Shatial check post in the Kohistan district of the region, information minister of the GB province Fatehullah Khan told media. The passenger bus and the car fell into the ravine after the accident, said the official, adding that at least 45 passengers were onboard the bus when the incident happened. Rescue teams rushed to the site and shifted the victims to a nearby hospital. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Islamabad. (XHTV)