{"id":101558,"date":"2025-03-04T11:37:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T06:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=101558"},"modified":"2025-03-04T11:37:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T06:37:05","slug":"landslide-blocks-karakoram-highway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/landslide-blocks-karakoram-highway.html","title":{"rendered":"Traffic disrupted as massive landslide hits Karakoram Highway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mansehra: A massive landslide blocked the Karakoram Highway (KKH) in Upper Kohistan on Monday, bringing traffic to a halt as heavy snowfall and rainfall lashed the upper Hazara division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Deputy Commissioner Upper Kohistan Tariq Ali Khan, the landslide, triggered by a cracked mountain section, has cut off traffic between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan. The ongoing rain has made clearance efforts difficult, forcing authorities to temporarily halt the operation due to safety concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/kp-link-abbottabad-hazara-motorway.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KP to link Abbottabad to Hazara Motorway through direct route<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We deployed heavy machinery to clear the debris near the Bypass area, but continuous rainfall poses risks for laborers and machine operators,&#8221; said the deputy commissioner, adding that the highway would be reopened once the weather stabilizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, motorists and passengers remain stranded on both sides of the blockage, with long queues of vehicles stretching along the highway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The upper Hazara region, including Mansehra, Torghar, and Kohistan districts, has been experiencing heavy downpours and snowfall since the start of Ramazan. In Kaghan Valley and Shogran, police have restricted vehicle movement due to slippery roads, allowing only four-wheelers and local residents to proceed under strict safety protocols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/land-acquisition-for-peshawar-di-khan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Funds allocated for land acquisition for Peshawar-DI Khan Motorway<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities urge travelers to exercise caution and avoid unnecessary travel to affected areas until the situation improves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mansehra: A massive landslide blocked the Karakoram Highway (KKH) in Upper Kohistan on Monday, bringing traffic to a halt as heavy snowfall and rainfall lashed the upper Hazara division. According to Deputy Commissioner Upper Kohistan Tariq Ali Khan, the landslide, triggered by a cracked mountain section, has cut off traffic between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan. The ongoing rain has made clearance efforts difficult, forcing authorities to temporarily halt the operation due to safety concerns. Read: KP to link Abbottabad to Hazara Motorway through direct route &#8220;We deployed heavy machinery to clear the debris near the Bypass area, but continuous rainfall poses risks for laborers and machine operators,&#8221; said the deputy commissioner, adding that the highway would be reopened once the weather stabilizes. Meanwhile, motorists and passengers remain stranded on both sides of the blockage, with long queues of vehicles stretching along the highway. The upper Hazara region, including Mansehra, Torghar, and Kohistan districts, has been experiencing heavy downpours and snowfall since the start of Ramazan. In Kaghan Valley and Shogran, police have restricted vehicle movement due to slippery roads, allowing only four-wheelers and local residents to proceed under strict safety protocols. Read: Funds allocated for land acquisition for Peshawar-DI Khan&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":80221,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20385],"tags":[13173,62896,62889,1962,62890,62894,62893,62892,62897,62891],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-101558","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-development-projects","8":"tag-gilgit-baltistan","9":"tag-hazara-division","10":"tag-heavy-snowfall","11":"tag-karakoram-highway","12":"tag-landslide","13":"tag-rainfall","14":"tag-road-blockage","15":"tag-traffic-disruption","16":"tag-travel-advisory","17":"tag-upper-kohistan","18":"cat-20385-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Landslide blocks Karakoram Highway - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Motorists and passengers remain stranded on both sides of the blockage, with long queues of vehicles stretching along the highway...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/landslide-blocks-karakoram-highway.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Landslide blocks Karakoram Highway - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Motorists and passengers remain stranded on both sides of the blockage, with long queues of vehicles stretching along the highway...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/landslide-blocks-karakoram-highway.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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