Seven killed after van plunges into ravine in Pakistan

    Seven people were killed when a van plunged into a ravine in Pakistan.

    The passenger vehicle crashed near Hoper valley in the Ghizer district in Gilgit-Baltistan on Thursday 1 February.

    Police said that the six passengers belonged to a group of religious preachers, all of whom were residents of Haton village.

    It is believed they were travelling on foot when they were offered a lift by the driver, a man from Yasin Valley. 

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