Gilgit - Baltistan

Promise: Construction of temporary bridge in Hasis (Ishkoman) within a week, transporters call off strike

Hasis: An elderly man wades through an overflowing glacial stream. An ambulance can be seen stuck on the other side along with more vehicles

Karim Ranjha

Chatorkhand, June 5: Transporter and local people called off a strike today after MLA Nawaz Khan Naji reached Hasis Nullah, Ishkoman, along with Executive Engineer, promising construction of a temporary bridge on an overflowing Nullah within one week.

Dozens of vehicles were stuck in Hasis due to increase in flow of water in a nearby glacial stream (Nullah).

Local people and commuters have been facing great difficulty due to closure of the road almost every alternate day.

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