ISLAMABAD: Eighteen people were killed in various accidents across Pakistan’s most populous Punjab province during the first day of Eid Al-Adha, a rescue service confirmed on Tuesday.
People from various parts of the country travel to their native cities and villages to meet family members during the Muslim festival of Eid Al-Adha. Road accidents in Pakistan, where traffic rules are rarely followed, are common especially during these holidays.
“As many as 18 people died in different road accidents across the province on the first day of Eid Al-Adha,” the state-run Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) said.
“According to Rescue 1122, the rescue team responded to 1903 accidents in Punjab on the first day of Eid and provided first aid treatment to 2089 people.”
As per the rescue service, most of the accidents were reported in the eastern city of Lahore, where 418 people sustained injuries in 382 different accidents. One hundred and twenty-five accidents were reported in Faisalabad, 120 in Multan, and 108 in Gujranwala cities on Monday.
At least 173 incidents of fire were reported at scattered places in the province, the state-run media said.
Thirty-three fire incidents were reported in Lahore on the first day of Eid Al-Adha. Fire incidents were also reported in Rawalpindi, Attock, and Faisalabad cities of Punjab.
“Rescue 1122 spokesperson Farooq Ahmed urged citizens to contact the department in case of any emergency,” APP said.
