Foreign office launches crisis management cell as Pakistani pilgrim bus overturns in Iran

Foreign office launches crisis management cell as Pakistani pilgrim bus overturns in Iran

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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. 

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