Wed, 2024-08-21 21:30
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani foreign office activated a crisis management cell on Wednesday evening after at least 35 Pakistani religious tourists were killed in a bus accident near the Iranian city of Yazd.
Pakistan’s state-run Radio Pakistan said the accident happened when the bus carrying Pakistani nationals overturned after a technical defect in the braking system, killing at least 35 and injuring 15.
![An image grab from footage obtained from Iranian State TV IRIB on August 21, 2024, shows Iranian first responders at the site of a bus crash in Iran's central Yazd province. (AFP / HO / IRIB NEWS)](https://mahsool.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/08/45ed94c15e108ddec9c5f7cbcafc6190.jpg)
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