Bridge over the Laspur river at Istordaini Mastuj, collapsed Tuesday evening, under a loaded van, resulting in the van plunging into the ferocious river. The driver is missing while the conductor swam out to safety. The ill fated van was coming from Gilgit with a cargo of steel bars.
By Afzal
Pakistan’s population is growing so fast despite decades of family planning efforts that in 40 years it will be the fourth largest country on Earth, alarming experts who say the country’s broken infrastructure cannot sustain even its current population.
The United Nations Population Division projects that Pakistan will overtake Brazil and Indonesia by 2050 to [...]