MUZAFFARABAD: 2 die in road accident

Published January 28, 2005

MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 27: Two people were killed and five others, including a woman and child, were wounded when a car skidded off the road after aheavy snowfall in Poonch district of Azad Kashmir on Thursday, police said.

The car fell some 70 yards down the road near Thorar, 35km on the outskirts of Rawalakot, after the driver had lost control while giving way to another vehicle, a police official told Dawn on telephone from Thorar police station.

The dead were identified as Mahmood, son of Arshad (driver), and Ansar, son of Faiz Ahmed, whereas Sajjad, his wife Sharda, son Bilal, brother Khizar and an unidentified person were wounded.

Opinion

Editorial

GB polls’ aftermath
Updated 11 Jun, 2026

GB polls’ aftermath

The new administration must address the region’s issues proactively.
Peace in retreat
11 Jun, 2026

Peace in retreat

THE ceasefire announced in April was supposed to create space for negotiations. Instead, it has been repeatedly...
A few good men
11 Jun, 2026

A few good men

IT was a brave move, no doubt. This Tuesday, in the land of the Afghan Taliban, a few good men decided to take a...
Centre vs provinces
Updated 10 Jun, 2026

Centre vs provinces

The reason the centre finds itself in this position is rooted in its failure to expand the tax net and boost revenues.
Party in crisis
10 Jun, 2026

Party in crisis

THE young KP chief minister must be starting to realise just how thorny a seat he occupies. There has been a flurry...
Varsity woes
10 Jun, 2026

Varsity woes

FINANCIAL crises affecting public sector universities across Pakistan are now having an impact on academic...