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title: "Punjab University bus plunges into ravine near Balakot"
description: "The two outlets differ in the number of injured reported — 24 News HD mentions at least 16 injured, while Daily Times reports 21 injured. Both describe the incident as occurring near Balakot on the return journey from Naran, but Daily Times specifies the location as Damgala. 24 News HD attributes the accident to a slippery road, while Daily Times does not mention the cause."
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# Punjab University bus plunges into ravine near Balakot

pakistan · updated 27 Jul 2026, 6:59 AM PKT · 26–27 Jul 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> The two outlets differ in the number of injured reported — 24 News HD mentions at least 16 injured, while Daily Times reports 21 injured. Both describe the incident as occurring near Balakot on the return journey from Naran, but Daily Times specifies the location as Damgala. 24 News HD attributes the accident to a slippery road, while Daily Times does not mention the cause.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Daily Times** — [21 injured after PU bus plunges into ravine on return from Naran](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1528778/21-injured-after-pu-bus-plunges-into-ravine-on-return-from-naran/) · 27 Jul 2026, 6:59 AM PKT
  > Twenty-one people were injured after a bus carrying employees of Punjab University plunged into a deep ravine while returning from Naran early on Sunday morning. The accident occurred near Damgala, where the bus lost control and fell into a steep gorge during the return journey from the popular tourist destination. All 21 passengers on board […]
- **24 News HD** — [Punjab University bus plunges into ravine near Balakot](https://www.24newshd.tv/26-Jul-2026/punjab-university-bus-plunges-ravine-near-balakot) · 26 Jul 2026, 6:54 PM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing
  > At least 16 Punjab University employees were injured after a university transport wing bus skidded off a slippery road and plunged into a ravine near Balakot while returning from a private tour to the scenic Naran and Kaghan valleys.

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2 articles from 2 outlets, 26–27 Jul 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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