At least 16 tourists died in freezing temperatures after being stranded in their vehicles in northern Pakistan, officials say.
Paramilitary soldiers stand guard at a road junction leading to Pakistan's Murree city, which was blocked by the authorities after being declared a calamity hit area., where thousands had flocked to enjoy the snow, officials said on Saturday.
For the first time in 15 to 20 years such large number of tourists flocked to Murree, which created a big crisis, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, Pakistan’s interior minister said a video message. Army platoons and paramilitary forces have been deployed to help the civil administration in rescue operations, he said.
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