“My Wife and Children Were Insistent That They Wanted to See Murree”: The Story of Multan’s Kashif Ali, Who Lost Five Children, His Wife and His Mother in a Van Crash
A Multan shopkeeper says his family insisted on a Murree trip before a hired van overturned and caught fire, killing his mother, wife and five children.
Intelligence analysis by GPT-5.4 Mini
This BBC Urdu report follows Kashif Ali, a Multan resident whose family pressed ahead with a long-planned trip to Murree despite his worries about cost and safety. A hired hi-roof carrying women and children overturned near Khajot on the Murree Expressway and caught fire, killing 10 people and leaving Kashif bereft.
A man in Multan tried to stop his family from taking a risky trip, but they really wanted to see Murree. Their van crashed and caught fire, and he lost his mother, wife, and five children, like a whole nest being destroyed at once.
Analysis
What happened
Kashif Ali, a fruit seller from Multan, says he did not want his family to travel to Murree. He was worried about the expense, the mountain roads, and the risks of taking young children on a long trip. But his wife and children kept insisting, and his mother eventually told him not to stop them.
The family left Multan in three vehicles with close relatives. Two of the vehicles belonged to family members, while the third, a hired hi-roof, carried only women and children. According to the National Highways and Motorway Police, the crash happened near Khajot on the Murree Expressway when the van took a turn, slid into a drain beside the road, and overturned. A fire then broke out.
The aftermath
Police said the vehicle overturned in a way that made the doors impossible to open. Local officials said the blaze was so severe that several bodies could not be identified. Ten people died in total, most of them children, and 13 people were injured. Among the injured were eight children aged roughly one and a half to 13 years.
Kashif lost his mother, wife, and five children in the crash. The article says the five children included four sons and one daughter, aged between three and 15. Their funeral prayers were held in Multan.
Police have registered a case against an unknown driver, and the motorway police inspector who is pursuing the case is named as the complainant. The story frames the crash as both a family tragedy and a transport-safety failure with devastating consequences.
Key points
- Kashif Ali says he initially resisted the Murree trip because of cost and safety concerns.
- His family traveled from Multan in three vehicles, including a hired hi-roof carrying women and children.
- Near Khajot on the Murree Expressway, the van overturned, slid into a drain, and caught fire.
- Ten people died and 13 were injured, including several children.
- Police have filed a case against an unknown driver, and Kashif lost his mother, wife, and five children.
If the police case leads to a proper investigation, the crash could push officials to examine hiring practices, vehicle safety, and driver accountability more seriously. The article also shows that families and authorities are already naming the safety failures that need attention.
If the crash is treated as just another tragedy, the underlying risks on mountain roads and in hired passenger vehicles may persist. Without accountability or safety improvements, other families could face the same outcome on similar trips.
