MURREE
The government has lifted a ban on entry of tourists in Murree after the snowfall tragedy that claimed the lives of 23 visitors. The Punjab government had prevented people from entering Murree except locals by setting up a roadblock after the Murree tragedy and after 8 days, the district administration gave a conditional permission to tourists to enter Murree. According to the order of the government, as many as 8000 vehicles will enter the city and entry will be banned from 5pm to 5am, however, locals and military vehicles including Azad Kashmir will be exempted from this order.
According to the traffic police, only 900 vehicles entered Murree on the first day (Tuesday). A record of in and out of tourist vehicles is also being compiled from the main entry point of Murree.
Earlier this month, at least 23 people died in an enormous traffic jam caused by tens of thousands of visitors thronging the hill town to see unusually heavy snowfall.
Meanwhile, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab has issued an alert over expected snowfall, rainfall in Murree and other districts of the province. TLTP
