Part of Karakoram Highway swept away by flood in Upper Kohistan, ‘hundreds of passengers’ stranded

A part of the Karakoram Highway was swept away by a flood in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Upper Kohistan district on Monday evening, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Irfanullah Mehsood said. DC Mehsood told Dawn.com that heavy rainfall had caused flooding in the Lachi nullah in Upper Kohistan’s Harban tehsil. A mosque, a police station, a hotel and multiple houses were damaged and a stretch of the Karakoram Highway … Continue reading Part of Karakoram Highway swept away by flood in Upper Kohistan, ‘hundreds of passengers’ stranded