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Two persons were rescued at Lowari top

By Zahiruddin

CHITRAL: Chitral police rescued two persons in the Lowari Top where they were caught by blizzards and admitted them to tehsil hospital Drosh here on Friday. Station house officer of Drosh inspector Mohammad Khalid told chitraltimes.com that the two persons Maqsood Ahmed from Sialkot and Toti Khan from Upper Dir lagged behind the convoy of passengers they will traveling with after crossing the Lowari Top and were caught by blizzards. On hearing the news about the missing passengers, I rushed to the spot for search and rescue and fortunately spotted both of them and removed to the nearest hospital, he said. He said that the condition of the two is curious but the doctors of the hospital are hopeful about their recovery. Meanwhile, the residents of Chitral have expressed their deep anguish over the stubborn attitude of the federal government for not allowing the passengers to pass through the Lowari tunnel despite the repeated demands of the people. They said that the passengers cross the Lowari Pass in desperate condition which has so far killed thousands of passengers. They said that in the month of April, there is a dangers of snow avalanches and blizzards any time in the Lowari Pass but the passengers have no other alternative but the government is least bothered the critical condition of its citizens in Chitral. They warned that if any casualty of passengers occurred in the Lowari Top, then the government will have to face the wrath of the angry mob as the sentiments are running high against the federal government for not allowing using the tunnel.