Snowfall strands passengers, cargo at Khunjerab

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GILGIT: Heavy snowfall and rain continued to cause hardships for residents of Gilgit-Baltistan on Friday, leaving a large number of passengers, tourists, vehicles and cargo containers stranded at Khunjerab Pass on the Pakistan-China border. Three containers reportedly skidded off the Karakoram Highway (KKH) after the road became slippery. Their drivers were rescued. Gilgit-Baltistan Minister for Tourism Naiknaam Karim was also among the stranded passengers and expressed concern over the lack of facilities and machinery to clear snow on the Pakistani side. A GB police official told Dawn that snowfall was continuing at Khunjerab Top, leaving several vehicles and dozens of containers carrying imported goods from…

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