Aaj TV English News - Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:23:33 +0500 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:23:33 +0500 60 In Pictures: How landslide buried trucks at Torkham border crossing https://english.aaj.tv/news/30318483/in-pictures-how-landslide-buried-trucks-at-torkham-border-crossing <p><strong>A massive landslide buried several trucks carrying shipping containers near the Torkham Border Crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan on the Pakistani side on Monday night.</strong></p> <p>At least <a href="https://www.aajenglish.tv/news/30318399/two-dead-as-landslide-buries-trucks-at-torkham-border-crossing">two people were reported dead</a> in the unusual and unexpected landslide.</p> <p>A series of images taken on the morning of Tuesday showed the scale of devastation caused as rescue workers continued to dig through the piles of mud and stones.</p> <p> <figure class='media sm:w-full w-full media--stretch media--uneven media--stretch'> <div class='media__item '><picture><img src='https://i.aaj.tv/large/2023/04/18155637a3dba9d.jpg' alt=' People gather next to wrecked trucks along a road following a landside near Pakistan&rsquo;s Torkham border town on April 18, 2023. Photo AFP ' /></picture></div> <figcaption class='media__caption '>People gather next to wrecked trucks along a road following a landside near Pakistan’s Torkham border town on April 18, 2023. Photo AFP</figcaption> </figure></p> <p> <figure class='media sm:w-full w-full media--stretch media--uneven media--stretch'> <div class='media__item '><picture><img src='https://i.aaj.tv/large/2023/04/181556279b5cbd6.jpg' alt=' The trucks were carrying shipping containers loaded with food supplies and other items. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP) ' /></picture></div> <figcaption class='media__caption '>The trucks were carrying shipping containers loaded with food supplies and other items. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)</figcaption> </figure></p> <p> <figure class='media sm:w-full w-full media--stretch media--uneven media--stretch'> <div class='media__item '><picture><img src='https://i.aaj.tv/large/2023/04/18155654106f1b1.jpg' alt=' The landslide struck a border post on the Torkham crossing. This image shows vehicles along a road next to a mountainside following a landside near Pakistan&rsquo;s Torkham border town on April 18, 2023. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP) ' /></picture></div> <figcaption class='media__caption '>The landslide struck a border post on the Torkham crossing. This image shows vehicles along a road next to a mountainside following a landside near Pakistan’s Torkham border town on April 18, 2023. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)</figcaption> </figure></p> <p> <figure class='media sm:w-full w-full media--stretch media--uneven media--stretch'> <div class='media__item '><picture><img src='https://i.aaj.tv/large/2023/04/18155716e6cafcf.jpg' alt=' Rescue workers search for victims on a truck wreck following a landside near Pakistan&rsquo;s Torkham border town on April 18, 2023. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP) ' /></picture></div> <figcaption class='media__caption '>Rescue workers search for victims on a truck wreck following a landside near Pakistan’s Torkham border town on April 18, 2023. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)</figcaption> </figure></p> <p> <figure class='media sm:w-full w-full media--stretch media--uneven media--stretch'> <div class='media__item '><picture><img src='https://i.aaj.tv/large/2023/04/1815572631ce024.jpg' alt=' A general view shows trucks parked along a road after a landslide blocked the road near Pakistan&rsquo;s Torkham border town on April 18, 2023. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP) ' /></picture></div> <figcaption class='media__caption '>A general view shows trucks parked along a road after a landslide blocked the road near Pakistan’s Torkham border town on April 18, 2023. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)</figcaption> </figure></p> A massive landslide buried several trucks carrying shipping containers near the Torkham Border Crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan on the Pakistani side on Monday night.

At least two people were reported dead in the unusual and unexpected landslide.

A series of images taken on the morning of Tuesday showed the scale of devastation caused as rescue workers continued to dig through the piles of mud and stones.

People gather next to wrecked trucks along a road following a landside near Pakistan’s Torkham border town on April 18, 2023. Photo AFP
People gather next to wrecked trucks along a road following a landside near Pakistan’s Torkham border town on April 18, 2023. Photo AFP

The trucks were carrying shipping containers loaded with food supplies and other items. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)
The trucks were carrying shipping containers loaded with food supplies and other items. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)

The landslide struck a border post on the Torkham crossing. This image shows vehicles along a road next to a mountainside following a landside near Pakistan’s Torkham border town on April 18, 2023. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)
The landslide struck a border post on the Torkham crossing. This image shows vehicles along a road next to a mountainside following a landside near Pakistan’s Torkham border town on April 18, 2023. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)

Rescue workers search for victims on a truck wreck following a landside near Pakistan’s Torkham border town on April 18, 2023. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)
Rescue workers search for victims on a truck wreck following a landside near Pakistan’s Torkham border town on April 18, 2023. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)

A general view shows trucks parked along a road after a landslide blocked the road near Pakistan’s Torkham border town on April 18, 2023. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)
A general view shows trucks parked along a road after a landslide blocked the road near Pakistan’s Torkham border town on April 18, 2023. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)

]]> Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/news/30318483 Tue, 18 Apr 2023 16:10:22 +0500 none@none.com (Web DeskAFP) People gather next to wrecked trucks following a landside near Pakistan’s Torkham border town on April 18, 2023. - At least two people were killed and eight injured in a massive pre-dawn landslide that buried dozens of trucks waiting to cross from Pakistan to Afghanistan, officials said on April 18. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)