On Sunday, Russian aviation authorities reported the disappearance of a Russian-registered plane with six presumed occupants, stating that the aircraft had vanished from radar screens over Afghanistan the previous night. This revelation followed reports from local Afghan police indicating a potential crash.
According to the Russian aviation authorities, the plane was identified as a charter ambulance flight that originated in India, transiting through Uzbekistan on its way to Moscow. The aircraft in question was a 1978 French-made Dassault Aviation Falcon 10 jet.
Authorities in northern Afghanistan were informed of a plane crash in Badakhshan province, as confirmed by a spokesperson for the provincial police on Sunday. Zabihullah Amiri, representing Badakhshan’s provincial government, revealed that a response team had been dispatched to the crash site. However, the location proved to be a remote area, situated more than 200 km (124 miles) from the provincial capital Fayzabad, necessitating a 12-hour journey for the team to reach the site.
The Afghan provincial police spokesperson issued a statement describing the crash site as a remote, mountainous region in Badakhshan’s far north, with no confirmed details regarding the aircraft type, the cause of the crash, or any casualties.
India’s civil aviation authority clarified that the crashed plane was neither a scheduled commercial flight nor an Indian chartered aircraft. They mentioned that further details were awaited. Dassault, the aircraft manufacturer, did not provide an immediate response to requests for comments outside normal business hours.
Pakistan Education Statistics 2021-22 Unveils Alarming Rise: 26.2 Million Children Out Of School
Meanwhile, the latest Pakistan Education Statistics Report for the academic year 2021/22 has brought to light a deeply concerning issue regarding the staggering number of Out-of-School Children (OOSC). The preliminary findings, disclosed today, underscore the critical state of education accessibility in the country.
As of the academic year 2021-22, a startling 26.2 million children in Pakistan are out of school. The provincial breakdown reveals alarming figures for Punjab (11.73 million), Sindh (7.63 million), KPK (3.63 million), Balochistan (3.13 million), and the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) with 0.08 million out-of-school students.
