PESHAWAR: Police has arrested the owner and operator of the chairlift that malfunctioned and snapped over a high remote ravine in Battagram. Eight people including schoolchildren were trapped in the chairlift whose cable snapped on Tuesday morning, leading to a rescue operation which continued for several hours. Pakistan Army Aviation officers, Special Service Group (SSG) … Read more
BATTAGRAM: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq on Tuesday expressed his relief over the safe rescue of all eight passengers including school children trapped in a chairlift in Battagram, saying all those involved in the operation were “national heroes.” “Relieved to know that Alhamdolillah all the kids have been successfully and safely rescued. Great team work by … Read more
BATTAGRAM: All eight people have been rescue as Pakistan Army’s most complicated and difficult rescue operation has successfully concluded in Battagram district of Khybver Pakhtunkhwa. The Pakistan Army’s Special Services Group (SSG) successfully rescued all eight passengers — seven schoolchildren and a teacher — who were dangling mid-air after the wire of a chairlift snapped … Read more
BATTAGRAM: A Pakistan Army helicopter the Battagram area where eight school children and two teachers got stuck in a chairlift strung on one wire, Bol News reported. The helicopter has started recce of the area as it could be a risky rescue operation for the chairlift is strung on one wire only and its two … Read more
