28 dead after bus carrying pilgrims from Pakistan involved in horror crash in Iran
4 months, 2 weeks ago

28 dead after bus carrying pilgrims from Pakistan involved in horror crash in Iran

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least 28 people have died after a bus carrying Shia pilgrims from Pakistan overturned in Iran's Yazd province. "I have given instructions to our ambassador in Tehran to ascertain exact situation and provide swift medical relief and recovery services as well as arrange repatriation of dead bodies to Pakistan," he said in a post on X. Iran has one of the world's worst traffic safety records, with some 17,000 deaths annually. An unrelated bus crash early on Wednesday in Iran's southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province killed six people and injured 18, authorities said.

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Death toll from sectarian violence in northwest Pakistan rises to 130
1 month, 1 week ago

Death toll from sectarian violence in northwest Pakistan rises to 130

Al Jazeera  

Violence has been ongoing in the region after gunmen opened fire on convoys carrying Shia pilgrims on November 21. Sectarian violence continued in Pakistan’s northwest over the weekend, killing at least 14 people and wounding 27 in the past 24 hours in the Kurram district, located in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province near the border with Afghanistan. Violence has escalated in …

At least 42 killed in sectarian violence in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
1 month, 2 weeks ago

At least 42 killed in sectarian violence in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Al Jazeera  

Gunmen open fire on buses carrying Shia pilgrims in Kurram, where clashes with Sunnis have escalated in recent months. Gunmen have opened fire on convoys of Shia pilgrims in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 42 people, according to authorities in the restive province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. “We also managed to recover 26 people belonging to the Shia community last night, …

Nearly 50 killed in deadly gun attack on vehicles carrying Shiites in Pakistan
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Nearly 50 killed in deadly gun attack on vehicles carrying Shiites in Pakistan

India Today  

Heavily-armed militants on Thursday ambushed dozens of vehicles carrying passengers in Pakistan's restive northwest, killing around 50 people, mostly Shias, in one of the worst attacks in the region in recent years. The militants attacked the convoy in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Kurram district, bordering Afghanistan, which has witnessed deadly sectarian clashes between Shia and Sunni religious groups as well as militant …

Newlywed couple among 14 dead as bus plunges into Indus river in Pakistan
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Newlywed couple among 14 dead as bus plunges into Indus river in Pakistan

The Independent  

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At least 14 dead after bus plunges into Indus river in northern Pakistan
1 month, 4 weeks ago

At least 14 dead after bus plunges into Indus river in northern Pakistan

Al Jazeera  

The driver lost control at high speed, veering off a bridge into the icy Indus river in northern Pakistan, according to local reports. At least 14 people have been confirmed killed and many more missing and presumed dead after a bus crashed into the Indus river in northern Pakistan, according to local authorities. The driver lost control of the vehicle …

A bus carrying wedding guests falls into a river in northern Pakistan, killing 18
1 month, 4 weeks ago

A bus carrying wedding guests falls into a river in northern Pakistan, killing 18

Associated Press  

MANSEHRA, Pakistan — A bus carrying about two dozen wedding guests fell into the Indus River in northern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 18 people, officials said. It happened in the Gilgit Baltistan region as the bus was heading to Chakwal, a city in Punjab province, government spokesman Faizullah Faraq said. Police said rescuers will resume searching for missing …

Pakistani pilgrim bus crashes in Iran, killing three: media
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistani pilgrim bus crashes in Iran, killing three: media

The Hindu  

At least three people have been killed and 48 others wounded when a bus carrying Pakistani pilgrims crashed into a truck in southern Iran, state media reported Monday. Iran's official news agency IRNA said a bus collided with a truck late Sunday on the main road between Neyriz city in Fars province and Sirjan in Kerman province, leaving "48 wounded …

At least 37 killed in two separate bus crashes in Pakistan
4 months, 2 weeks ago

At least 37 killed in two separate bus crashes in Pakistan

The Independent  

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2 separate bus accidents in Pakistan leave at least 35 people dead, officials say
4 months, 2 weeks ago

2 separate bus accidents in Pakistan leave at least 35 people dead, officials say

The Independent  

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Mourners in southern Pakistan attend funerals for 28 Shiite pilgrims killed in a bus crash in Iran
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Mourners in southern Pakistan attend funerals for 28 Shiite pilgrims killed in a bus crash in Iran

The Independent  

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Pakistan flies home the injured and bodies of 28 Shiite pilgrims killed in a bus crash in Iran
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan flies home the injured and bodies of 28 Shiite pilgrims killed in a bus crash in Iran

LA Times  

This image taken from video released by Iranian state television shows the aftermath of a bus crash near Taft, Iran, early Wednesday. Pakistan on Friday brought home the bodies of 28 Shiite pilgrims killed in a bus crash in Iran this week while heading to Iraq for a pilgrimage. In a state TV report, Mohammad Ali Malekzadeh, a local Iranian …

28 killed, 23 injured in bus accident carrying Pakistani pilgrims in Iran
4 months, 2 weeks ago

28 killed, 23 injured in bus accident carrying Pakistani pilgrims in Iran

The Hindu  

A bus carrying Pakistani pilgrims overturned in Iran, killing 28 passengers and injuring another 23 people, the Iranian Students News Agency reported on Wednesday. The crash happened Tuesday night in the central Iranian province of Yazd, said Mohammad Ali Malekzadeh, a local emergency official, according to the state-run IRNA news agency. However, Iran has one of the world’s worst traffic …

35 Pakistani dead, 18 injured after bus carrying pilgrims to Iraq coverturns in Iran
4 months, 2 weeks ago

35 Pakistani dead, 18 injured after bus carrying pilgrims to Iraq coverturns in Iran

India TV News  

Tehran: In a tragic incident, at least 35 Pakistani pilgrims have died and 18 have been injured after a bus overturned at a checkpost in Iran's Yazd, DawnNews TV reported. The crash happened Tuesday night in the central Iranian province of Yazd, said Mohammad Ali Malekzadeh, a local emergency official, according to the state-run IRNA news agency. Iranian media has …

Bus carrying Shiite pilgrims from Pakistan to Iraq crashes in Iran, killing at least 28 people
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bus carrying Shiite pilgrims from Pakistan to Iraq crashes in Iran, killing at least 28 people

New Indian Express  

TEHRAN: A bus carrying Shiite pilgrims from Pakistan to Iraq crashed in central Iran, killing at least 28 people, an official said Wednesday. The crash happened Tuesday night in the central Iranian province of Yazd, said Mohammad Ali Malekzadeh, a local emergency official, according to the state-run IRNA news agency. Iranian state television later broadcast images of the bus, turned …

Bus crash in Iran kills at least 28 Pakistani pilgrims travelling to Iraq
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bus crash in Iran kills at least 28 Pakistani pilgrims travelling to Iraq

Al Jazeera  

Accident in central province of Yazd was blamed on a defective braking system, according to preliminary police probe. At least 28 pilgrims from Pakistan have been killed and 23 injured after their bus overturned in central Iran, according to Iranian state media. A technical defect in the vehicle’s braking system caused the accident, according to a preliminary investigation by traffic …

9 killed, 33 injured as terrorists ambush bus carrying pilgrims in J&K’s Reasi
7 months ago

9 killed, 33 injured as terrorists ambush bus carrying pilgrims in J&K’s Reasi

Hindustan Times  

At least nine, including a child, were killed and 33 others injured after armed terrorists opened fire at a bus carrying pilgrims in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Sunday evening, said officials. Police said the bus was ferrying pilgrims from Shiv Khori cave shrine to Katra in Reasi district and came under attack in Teryath village in Pouni area …

22 dead, 64 injured as bus falls into gorge in Jammu
7 months, 1 week ago

22 dead, 64 injured as bus falls into gorge in Jammu

Hindustan Times  

At least 22 pilgrims, including three minors and nine women died, and 64 others sustained injuries after a bus they were travelling in plunged into a deep gorge in the Akhnoor area of Jammu district on the Jammu-Poonch national highway on Thursday, officials said. Confirming the deaths, block medical officer of Akhnoor sub-division Dr Saleem Khan said: “At least 22 …

Gunmen in Iran kill nine Pakistanis days after tit-for-tat strikes
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Gunmen in Iran kill nine Pakistanis days after tit-for-tat strikes

India Today  

Unidentified gunmen killed nine Pakistani workers in a restive southeastern border area of Iran on Saturday, Pakistan's ambassador and a rights group said, amid efforts by the two countries to mend ties after tit-for-tat attacks. Iran's state media identified the dead only as foreign nationals and said no individuals or groups had claimed responsibility for the shootings in Saravan in …

18 people have been killed in Iraq after a bus carrying Shiite pilgrims to Karbala overturned
1 year, 4 months ago

18 people have been killed in Iraq after a bus carrying Shiite pilgrims to Karbala overturned

The Independent  

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Two Minibuses Collide in Iraq, Killing 18 Pilgrims
1 year, 4 months ago

Two Minibuses Collide in Iraq, Killing 18 Pilgrims

News 18  

A collision between two minibuses killed 18 people, mostly Iranian pilgrims, north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, medical officials said on Saturday. Among the dead were 14 Iranians, two Afghans and two people yet to be identified, another hospital official said, also speaking on condition of anonymity. Almost exactly a year ago, on September 11, 11 Iranian Shiite pilgrims and …

Uttarakhand: 7 pilgrims from Gujarat killed in bus accident
1 year, 4 months ago

Uttarakhand: 7 pilgrims from Gujarat killed in bus accident

Hindustan Times  

Uttarakhand: 7 pilgrims from Gujarat killed in bus accident A bus carrying 35 individuals encountered an accident in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand, resulting in the loss of seven lives. A bus carrying 35 individuals encountered an accident in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand, resulting in the loss of seven lives and injuring 28. 1 / 5 Seven people were killed and …

Pakistan: 12 killed, 10 wounded after bus plunges into ravine in Gilgit-Baltistan
1 year, 5 months ago

Pakistan: 12 killed, 10 wounded after bus plunges into ravine in Gilgit-Baltistan

India TV News  

At least 12 persons were killed and 10 others were injured in a devastating accident on Sunday when a bus carrying tourists plunged into a ravine from a highway in the Diamer district of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir's Gilgit-Baltistan, as per rescue officials Police and rescue teams are desperately carrying out measures to moved the injured and deceased people to hospitals for …

20 Umrah pilgrims on their way to Mecca killed after bus crashes and catches fire, video viral
1 year, 9 months ago

20 Umrah pilgrims on their way to Mecca killed after bus crashes and catches fire, video viral

Op India  

At least 20 Umrah pilgrims were killed and 29 injured after a bus crashed southwest of Saudi Arabia on Monday. At least 20 Umrah pilgrims were killed and 29 injured in a horrific bus crash southwest of Saudi Arabia, local media reported. pic.twitter.com/RdjaABNfac — PressTV Extra March 27, 2023 As per reports, the bus hit a bridge, tipped over, and …

Pilgrim bus crash in Saudi Arabia kills 20, injures dozens
1 year, 9 months ago

Pilgrim bus crash in Saudi Arabia kills 20, injures dozens

Firstpost  

Riyadh: A bus ferrying pilgrims to the holy city of Mecca burst into flames after a collision on a bridge on Monday, killing 20 people and injuring more than two dozen others, Saudi state media reported. “According to preliminary information we have now received, the number of deaths in this accident reached 20, and the total number of injuries was …

30 killed, 15 injured in road accident in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
1 year, 11 months ago

30 killed, 15 injured in road accident in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

India Today  

At least 30 people were killed and 15 were injured when a passenger bus and a car plunged into a deep ravine after colliding with each other in the Kohistan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday, Geo News reported. Police said the passenger bus was heading to Rawalpindi from Gilgit when it collided head-on with the car coming from the …

Passenger bus falls into ravine in Pakistan, 40 killed
1 year, 11 months ago

Passenger bus falls into ravine in Pakistan, 40 killed

Hindustan Times  

At least 40 people died when a bus plunged off a bridge in southwestern Pakistan and burst into flames, a government official said on Sunday. Rescue workers collect remains from the burnt wreckage of a bus accident in Bela, an area of Lasbela district of Balochistan province, Pakistan, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. The passenger bus fell into a ravine and …

Iran unrest death toll grows as protests intensify
2 years, 3 months ago

Iran unrest death toll grows as protests intensify

The Hindu  

At least eight protesters have been killed in Iran in several days of unrest, according to a count of officially announced deaths and those reported by a human rights group. Protests first erupted on Friday in her home province of Kurdistan, where governor Ismail Zarei Koosha said on Tuesday that three persons had been killed, without specifying when. On Wednesday, …

28 killed, 26 injured in two separate road accidents in Pakistan, PM expresses grief
2 years, 4 months ago

28 killed, 26 injured in two separate road accidents in Pakistan, PM expresses grief

India Today  

At least 28 people were killed and 26 others injured in two separate road accidents in Pakistan’s Punjab and Sindh provinces on Tuesday, authorities said. Twenty people were killed and six injured in the first accident in which a passenger bus collided with an oil tanker on the Multan-Sukkur Motorway in Punjab province, rescue and local administration officials said. 20 …

Uttarakhand bus accident: Death toll rises to 26; IAF to lift bodies on MP CM request
2 years, 7 months ago

Uttarakhand bus accident: Death toll rises to 26; IAF to lift bodies on MP CM request

India TV News  

Highlights Death toll rises to 26, rescue operations conclude Bus carrying pilgrims from Panna district in MP fell into a deep gorge en route to Yamunotri temple Besides the driver and the helper, there were 28 passengers on board Uttarakhand bus accident: The Indian Air Force will airlift the bodies of pilgrims killed in a bus accident. Twenty-six people were …

Many dead after pilgrim bus falls into gorge in northern India
2 years, 7 months ago

Many dead after pilgrim bus falls into gorge in northern India

Al Jazeera  

At least 26 people die after bus in a mountainous region in northern India plunges into a gorge, police and media reports say. At least 26 people have died and four others were injured after a bus in a mountainous region of the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand plunged into a gorge, police and media reports said. — PMO India …

30 killed in Pakistan as bus full of labourers travelling for Eid rams into truck
3 years, 5 months ago

30 killed in Pakistan as bus full of labourers travelling for Eid rams into truck

India Today  

At least 30 people were killed, mostly labourers who were going to their hometown to celebrate Eid-ul Azha, and over 40 others injured on Monday when a passenger bus collided with a trailer truck on a highway in Dera Ghazi Khan district of Pakistan's Punjab Province. The bus was en route from Sialkot to Rajanpur when the accident took place …

Pakistan Police Say Bus Carrying Pilgrims Has Crashed in Country's Southwest, Killing at Least 19 and Injuring 50
3 years, 6 months ago

Pakistan Police Say Bus Carrying Pilgrims Has Crashed in Country's Southwest, Killing at Least 19 and Injuring 50

News 18  

A speeding bus carrying pilgrims overturned on a highway and fell into a ravine in a remote area in southwestern Pakistan before dawn on Friday, killing at least 20 people and injuring 50 others, police and officials said. The accident happened in Khuzdar, a district in Baluchistan province, local police official Hafeez Ullah Mengal said. Imran Ahmad, an official with …

At least 15 killed after stampede breaks out among Afghans jostling for visas
4 years, 2 months ago

At least 15 killed after stampede breaks out among Afghans jostling for visas

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least 15 people were …

29 killed as train hits bus carrying Sikh pilgrims in Pakistan
4 years, 6 months ago

29 killed as train hits bus carrying Sikh pilgrims in Pakistan

The Hindu  

At least 29 people, mostly Pakistani Sikh pilgrims, were killed when a mini-bus carrying them rammed into a train at an unmanned crossing in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Friday. The mini-bus carrying Sikh pilgrims, who were returning from Nankana Sahib in Punjab, hit the Shah Hussain Express which was coming from Karachi to Lahore at Farooqababd, some 60 kms from …

19 Sikh pilgrims killed in Sheikhupura district, near Lahore in Pakistan
4 years, 6 months ago

19 Sikh pilgrims killed in Sheikhupura district, near Lahore in Pakistan

Op India  

In a major tragedy, 19 Sikhs, reportedly from the same family, have been killed in Farooqabad, Pakistan when an express train rammed into a bus. As per reports, the incident occurred when the bus carrying the Sikh pilgrims collided with the Karachi-Lahore Shah Hussain Express in the Sheikhupura district. #BREAKING At least 19 #Sikh Yatrees were died and dozens more …

Dozens killed in stampede at Qassem Soleimani’s funeral in Iran
5 years ago

Dozens killed in stampede at Qassem Soleimani’s funeral in Iran

Al Jazeera  

The Iranian military commander killed by US air raid laid to rest in Kerman as large crowds attended his funeral. At least 56 people have been killed in a stampede in the southeastern Iranian city of Kerman at the funeral procession for top Revolutionary Guard commander Qassem Soleimani assassinated in an air raid by the United States. Hundreds of thousands …

Iran: 35 killed in fatal stampede at funeral for slain general Qassem Soleimani
5 years ago

Iran: 35 killed in fatal stampede at funeral for slain general Qassem Soleimani

India Today  

A stampede erupted on Tuesday at a funeral procession for a top Iranian general killed in a US airstrike last week, killing 35 people and injuring 48 others, state television reported. According to the report, the stampede took place in Kerman, the hometown of Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, as the procession got underway. Mourners dead in stampede at Iran's …

Pakistan: 24 people, including children killed after bus carrying them fell in ditch
5 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan: 24 people, including children killed after bus carrying them fell in ditch

India TV News  

At least 24 people, including women and children, were killed when a bus carrying them fell in a ditch in northwest Pakistan, police said. "All 24 people belonging to the same tribe drowned when a bridge collapsed and the jeep they were travelling in plunged into a stream," Ahsanul Haq, the chief civil defence warden said. The incident happened because …

Nepal: 2 Indian pilgrims killed, 21 others injured as bus carrying 60 passengers collides with truck
5 years, 6 months ago

Nepal: 2 Indian pilgrims killed, 21 others injured as bus carrying 60 passengers collides with truck

India TV News  

A passenger bus carrying 60 Indian pilgrims has been hit by a truck in Nepal's Rautahat district, killing two persons on the spot and wounding 21 others, a media report said on Tuesday. The accident occurred late Monday night when the Kathmandu-bound bus stopped at Paurai forest area in Chandrapur Municipality-1 for the passengers to freshen up, said Nabin Karki, …

Dubai bus accident: Repatriation of Indian victims completed, last three bodies flown to Mumbai
5 years, 7 months ago

Dubai bus accident: Repatriation of Indian victims completed, last three bodies flown to Mumbai

India TV News  

Repatriation of the bodies of the Indian victims in Thursday's horrific bus accident in Dubai was finally completed on Sunday. The repatriation of 11 Indians was complete with the last three bodies flown to Mumbai on an Air India flight that left from Dubai at 3.39 a.m. on Sunday, an official told Gulf News. Meanwhile, the family of 22-year-old Roshni …

Pakistan shooting: At least 14 killed as gunmen storm bus in Balochistan district
5 years, 8 months ago

Pakistan shooting: At least 14 killed as gunmen storm bus in Balochistan district

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Gunmen killed 14 people after …

Gunmen kill 14 bus passengers in Pakistan’s Balochistan
5 years, 8 months ago

Gunmen kill 14 bus passengers in Pakistan’s Balochistan

Al Jazeera  

Passengers were removed from buses travelling from Gwadar to Karachi before being shot dead, officials say. Islamabad, Pakistan – At least 14 people have been shot dead by attackers after several buses were ambushed in the remote Ormara area of Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, officials say. “This is a very remote place, about 60km from the nearest town in Ormara …

Pakistan: 27 killed, dozens injured in deadly oil tanker-bus collision near Lasbela
5 years, 11 months ago

Pakistan: 27 killed, dozens injured in deadly oil tanker-bus collision near Lasbela

India TV News  

At least 27 people were killed and over a dozen others injured when an oil tanker collided with a passenger bus in the Hub area of Pakistan's Balochistan province, police said Tuesday. The accident took place in the Lasbela district on Monday when the bus, travelling to Panjgur from Karachi and carrying 40 passengers, was hit by the tanker coming …

27 die in collision between oil tanker and bus in Pakistan; officials say lack of facilities delayed medical aid to injured
5 years, 11 months ago

27 die in collision between oil tanker and bus in Pakistan; officials say lack of facilities delayed medical aid to injured

Firstpost  

At least 27 people were killed and over a dozen others injured when an oil tanker collided with a passenger bus in the Hub area of Pakistan’s Balochistan province, police said Tuesday. Karachi: At least 27 people were killed and over a dozen others injured when an oil tanker collided with a passenger bus in the Hub area of Pakistan’s …

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