ISLAMABAD: Nearly two dozen tourists died as a result of the harsh weather after being stranded in their automobiles in Murree owing to severe snowfall.
Assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Naved Iqbal, his wife, their three daughters – Iqra, 10, Dua, 14, and Shafaq, 18 – their son Ahmed, 5, and two nephews aged two and nine – were among the tourists died in Murree.
The cop kept calling for help as his car was stranded in the middle of the road in the middle of a snowstorm, but no one came to the family’s aid.
In his last telephonic contact, he can be heard saying, “We’ve been stranded for the past 18 hours.” “If the system starts working, everything will be OK.” “We’re in a lot of trouble,” he remarked.
Earlier, Divisional Emergency Officer Abdul Rehman reported that 21 tourists perished of exposure to the cold at the hill station, which has been declared a disaster area with army troops dispatched to rescue visitors still stranded there.
