8 people, including 6 children, stranded in the air after chair lift cable snaps in Pakistan – Dainik Savera Times

Karachi: At least eight people, including six school children, were left stuck in the air at a height of 900 feet in a mountainous area of ​​Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday after a chairlift cable snapped. Got this information from media reports. According to reports, the incident took place in Allai tehsil of Battagram around 8 am when the children were on their way to school. According to Allai tehsil president Mufti Ghulamullah, the chairlift was privately operated by locals to cross the river as there was no road or bridge in the area.

“A chairlift got stuck midway at a height of about 900 feet at Battagram due to a cable break,” it said, quoting a statement by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). Eight people, including six children, are trapped.” The Quick Reaction Force of the Pakistan Army has been called in for the rescue operation. According to Allai Assistant Commissioner Jawad Hussain, the local administration was present at the spot with ‘Rescue 1122’ team, but due to the high altitude and hilly terrain, it was not possible for the rescue officials to carry out the rescue operation.

Meanwhile, instructing officials to rescue all those trapped in the chairlift, Interim Prime Minister Anwarul Haq Kakad asked national and provincial disaster management officials to use all available resources and ensure safety measures for the cable car in mountainous areas. instructed to do

“The chairlift accident in Buttagram, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is really worrying,” he tweeted. According to reports, Zafar Iqbal, a local school teacher, said that at least 150 students use the cable car every day due to lack of road connectivity in the area. Dangerous journey from to school.