A section of the Deosai Road has been washed away due to rising river waters, and the tourists have been left stranded since last night, according to reports on Tuesday.
What is the current situation of Deosai road
Social media users demand that the administration take immediate action and relocate the tourists to a safe place.
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Hundreds of travellers and tourists are still stranded on the road for the second day due to dangerous landslides.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) leader Captain Safdar, who came for election activities, have also not been able to return from Gilgit due to the road closure.
Deosai National Park is a high elevation national park located on an alpine plain between the Skardu District and the Astore District in Gilgit Baltistan (GB), Pakistan.
Road accident near Chilas claims lives of seven tourists
Before this, on June 1, as many as seven tourists lost their lives in a road accident near the Chilas area of the Diamer district.
According to the media reports, seven people lost their lives in a tragic road accident. This included a driver from Darel.
The accident took place on the route to the popular tourist destination of Fairy Meadows in the Diamer district, according to the reports.
The vehicle fell into a deep ravine. The impact killed all seven people on the spot, according to the reports.
The victims included six tourists, four of whom were reportedly from Punjab and two from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
According to initial reports, two of the deceased tourists were identified as Sajjad and Ali.
Additionally, efforts are underway to identify the remaining victims. Authorities have also launched an investigation to figure out the cause of the accident.
The local administration also directed the relevant departments to provide all possible assistance.
Tourists stranded, roads blocked after heavy snowfall in Chaman
Previously, in January 2026, hundreds of tourists were left stranded after the first snowfall of the winter season blocked roads in Chaman and other parts of northern Balochistan.
Khojak Top and Khwaja Imran saw a drop in temperature to -3. In addition to this, Toba Achakzai recorded minus 4 degrees Celsius with snow of one and a half feet in the area.
