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Retired Subedar of the army Behram Khan told ChitralToday on phone from the southern portal of the tunnel at 2pm that long queues of vehicles stretched from the tunnel to the Dir city but the tunnel was yet to be opened even from the Chitral side. He said they arrived at the tunnel at 11am

The protesters, including representatives of various organisations of traders, asked the government to open the under-construction tunnel for safe communication of the people in the winter. The protest demonstration was held outside the Peshawar Press Club. Carrying banners and placards inscribed with demands calling for the opening of the tunnel for two days in a

They denounced the decision of the National Highway Authority (NHA) to keep the under-construction Lowari tunnel closed for six days a week. They said the current situation had been created due to the negligence of the NHA, SAMBO and the company responsible for maintenance of the Lowari Top road. According to reports, a two-year-old child,

One passenger in a text message at about 10:30pm said nearly 2,000 passengers were dying amid snow with 20 degrees temperature on both sides of the Lowari tunnel. He said it was disgusting that the authorities concerned remained unmoved to resolve the humanitarian crisis. Earlier, at 6pm, Tehsil Council Garam Chashma member Muhammad Ali Shah