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The bus was driven to the Embassy of Afghanistan in Islamabad, where fifty-seven [1] or sixty-one [2] of the hostages were released. The hijackers made demands for food relief to be sent to Kabul , for a ransom, and for safe conduct and a helicopter to take them to Afghanistan.
Among these include the 2023 Lasbela bus crash and the Kallar Kahar school bus accident, both of which were mass casualty events caused by a bus falling into a ravine while traveling mountainous roads. The bus began its route in Turbat in Southern Balochistan, traveling to its capital in Quetta. [1] 48 people were on board.
A girls' school is damaged in a bomb attack in Shawa, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, injuring a guard. [56] 9 May - Seven barbershop workers are killed by militants in Gwadar. [57] 10-13 May - 2024 Azad Kashmir protests: Four people, including a police officer are killed during protests against rising prices in Azad Kashmir. [58]
Pakistan still has a low literacy rate relative to other countries. [8] As of 2022 Pakistan's literacy rates range from 96% in Islamabad to 23% in the Torghar District. [9] Literacy rates vary by gender and region. In tribal areas female literacy is 9.5%, [10] while Azad Kashmir has a literacy rate of 91%. [11]
TransPeshawar or Zu Peshawar is a bus rapid transit system in Peshawar, capital of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province. TransPeshawar BRT system consists of two parts: the first encompasses an east–west corridor served by 30 stations on a dedicated lane for exclusive use by buses, while the second part consists of a network of feeder routes in which buses can enter and exit the ...
The following is a list of rapid transit systems in Pakistan: Bus rapid transit ... [10] [11] [12] Peshawar: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ... This page was last edited on 3 ...
When a school bus is sold for usage outside of student transport, NHTSA regulations require that its identification as a school bus be removed. [2] To do so, all school bus lettering must be removed or covered while the exterior must be painted a color different than school bus yellow; the stop arm(s) and warning lamps must be removed or ...
An editorial in Pakistan's oldest newspaper Dawn, commenting on a report in The Guardian on Pakistani Textbooks, noted 'By propagating concepts such as jihad, the inferiority of non-Muslims, India's ingrained enmity with Pakistan, etc., the textbook board publications used by all government schools promote a mindset that is bigoted and ...