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CM Maryam Nawaz approves 657 passenger buses for Punjab

Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz approves 657 environment-friendly buses for the province to ease commuters' travel in big cities. The project also includes provision of 20,000 electric bikes. The initiative, aimed at addressing public issues, will be launched on May 9, with a focus on rehabilitating roads across Punjab within 6 months.

Passenger van looted near Naushahro Feroze

Unidentified armed men looted a passenger van traveling from Sukkur to Karachi near Naushahro Feroze district. The robbers escaped after looting cash and gold from the passengers. In a separate incident in Quetta, armed robbers looted Rs 50 million from a bank, escaping without being apprehended by the police.

Two people dead, 25 injured as passenger bus flips in Hub

A passenger bus overturned in Hub, with two dead and 25 injured. The accident occurred near Bella, Hub, as the bus was heading to Karachi from Quetta. Rescue teams arrived at the scene and transferred the victims to a nearby medical facility. Dense fog in Pakistan has been causing multiple road accidents.

This Pakistani airport records highest passenger flow in 2023

In 2023, Islamabad International Airport in Pakistan saw a record six million passengers with 31,000 flight operations. The airport's role as a key aviation gateway was highlighted, especially with international connections. Amid plans to outsource several Pakistani airports, there were protests by CAA unions despite failed negotiations with the Aviation Minister.

Passenger plane lands on frozen river by mistake

A Soviet-era Antonov-24 plane carrying 30 passengers landed on a frozen river near an airport in Russia's far east due to pilot error. The Polar Airlines An-24 landed safely on the Kolyma river in the Yakutia region. Fortunately, there were no casualties in the incident.