are right, paul, i m sorry we don t have any longer, but hopefully we can talk again once we know more. and as you say, the mental toll, you make an important point about that. thank you so much. that is paul who lives in one of the lower height flats and their floor and therefore hopes that next week what will be announced will help him and others. at least 21 people have died in freezing temperatures in northeastern pakistan after their cars were trapped in heavy snow. the chief minister of punjab province has declared the mountain resort town of murree where a thousand vehicles are still stranded as a disaster area and has urged people to stay away. let us get more on this from our correspondent shumaila jaffrey in islamabad. when you read some of the details of what is going on in this resort town, it is horrifying. bring us
and food to those stranded. on friday, the government closed all roads leading to murree to stop any further influx. pakistan s prime minister has expressed his shocked and upset at the deaths. he suggested that the local administration was caught unprepared. he has ordered an inquiry to ensure such a tragedy does not happen again. our correspondent shumaila jaffrey in islamabad has been telling us how the area has been affected. the surrounding districts have been declared a disaster zone. military has been called in to help the administration in rescue and relief operation and they are saying that they have been clearing the roads
but they are still, you know, in the morning one of the officials told the media that in the last four days more than 100,000 vehicles entered murree and its surrounding areas to see the snowfall. see the snowfall. well, thank you for bringing see the snowfall. well, thank you for bringing us see the snowfall. well, thank you for bringing us up see the snowfall. well, thank you for bringing us up to see the snowfall. well, thank you for bringing us up to date - see the snowfall. well, thank you for bringing us up to date there. i shumaila jaffrey in islamabad. up to half a million flat owners across the uk will no longer be liable for the cost of replacing dangerous cladding on their properties, under new government proposals. the plans, set to be announced by the housing secretary, michael gove, would instead see developers forced to pay up to an additional £4 billion to help resolve the crisis, which has left many unable to sell their homes. newsnight s lewis goodall has mo
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all roads leading to the hill station have been closed, military and paramilitary troops are being called in to support the civil amnestration in the relief efforts and since the weather remained relatively better during the day, the interior minister hoped they will be able to complete the rescue operation tonight, but it will depend on the weather conditions and there is forecast of more rain and snow in the next few hours. shumaila jaffrey in islamabad. in the uk allegations of another party at downing street are set to be included in the official investigation into events held at number ten during the pandemic. it comes after borisjohnson s former chief adviser, dominic cummings, claimed a senior official invited people to socially distanced drinks in the garden, while restrictions were in place in may 2020. 0ur political correspondent, jonathan blake, has been following the story. one of his now semi regular contributions online, publishing his blog, with a couple