According to the report, 516 people have died while 812 sustained serious injuries throughout 559 separate instances of road accidents throughout the nation in June, and that close to 34 per cent of the death toll accounted for motorcycle-related accidents.
The death toll due to ongoing clashes between two tribes in the Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan has risen to 13, with the killing of two more people on Wednesday, reported Dawn citing local officials.
Bhati Gate Station House Officer (SHO) Mohammad Sajjad confirmed the death toll to Dawn. Lahore DIG Operations Ali Nasir Rizvi said the deceased belonged to the same family.
As many as 10 people have died due to floods in Haryana triggered by incessant rains in the state, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Wednesday adding that the toll could increase.
Record rainfall over the last couple of days has taken a heavy toll of the national capital, with as many as 15 house collapse incidents leaving 2 dead and 7 injured, an official informed on Sunday.
The issue was raised after Congress MLA Narendra Swamy raised the issue during the session in the Karnataka Assembly. He raised the demand to have a separate lane for the VVIPs.