Snow removal begins on road to Saiful Muluk Lake.

MANSEHRA -- The Kaghan Development Authority on Saturday began removing snow from the Saiful Muluk Lake Road here.

KDA deputy director Asad Shahzad told reporters that a week would be required to clear snow from the artery, which linked Naran area with the Saiful Muluk Lake in Kaghan valley.

He said KDA chairman Aimal Zaman had ordered the reopening of the snow-hit Mansehra-Naran-Jalkhad Road to people, especially tourists bound for Kaghan valley.

Mr Shahzad said the road had been cleared up to the Naran area.

'If the weather stays sunny, we can reopen the artery within a week to facilitate people wanting to visit the Saiful Muluk Lake,' he said.

Official also says MNJ Road to be cleared up to Babusar Top in three weeks

Meanwhile, the National Highway Authority, which had reopened the Mansehra-Naran-Jalkhad Road to traffic up to Naran, continued to clear the artery beyond it.

An official of the NHA told reporters that removal of landslides and snow from the MNJ Road beyond Naran was under way.

He said the road would be cleared up to Babusar Top in two to three weeks, resuming traffic between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan that had been suspended since November last year.

BLASPHEMOUS CONTENT: A group of lawyers on Saturday demanded of authorities to block the uploading of blasphemous content on Facebook in the country.

Shaista Chaudhry of the Legal Commission on Blasphemy Pakistan told reporters here that over 200 people, including youth, students, computer experts and other professionals,had been detained on the charge of uploading blasphemous material on FB.

She said some youngsters from the Hazara division were among detainees with cases pending with courts.

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