The car of a private TV anchor, Shabana Liaquat, who went missing in the flood in the Diamer district of Gilgit-Baltistan has been found in the debris; however, the search for the female anchor and her family is still ongoing.
According to the spokesperson of the Gilgit-Baltistan government, Faizullah Faraq, a rescue and search operation is ongoing on the Babusar Highway. During the search operation, the private TV anchor’s car was pulled out of the debris; the vehicle was found in a destroyed condition.
According to the spokesperson, no one was present in the car. The search continues for the missing family as well as other tourists.
According to Gilgit-Baltistan government spokesperson Faizullah Faraq, the missing TV anchor Shabana Liaquat, her husband Liaquat, and their four children are all missing. The search operation also involves the use of sniffer dogs and drones. Police, administration, disaster management, the Pakistan Army, and GB Scouts are part of the search effort.
According to private TV channel Khyber News, Islamabad center anchorperson Shabana Liaquat went missing in Gilgit-Baltistan during the flood along with her husband and four children. The affected family had gone to Gilgit-Baltistan for a tour on July 1, and while returning from Skardu, their phones went off near Babusar Top. Since then, there has been no news of them, and their mobile phones have not been recovered either. Yesterday, the woman’s purse was found, which contained her national identity card.
The Gilgit-Baltistan government spokesperson stated that, according to eyewitnesses, 10 to 15 tourists were swept away in flash floods on the Babusar Highway.
On the other hand, according to Diamer Deputy Commissioner Ata ur Rehman Kakar, after a landslide in the tourist spot Fairy Meadows, many tourists were rescued while some are still trapped. According to the Deputy Commissioner, a 10-foot-high layer of debris covers an area of 13 kilometers. During the search operation, human body parts were found, and samples have been collected for DNA testing.
The recent flood has severely affected connecting bridges, roads, water channels, crops, and orchards in the area, and the affected population is waiting for government aid.
