SHANGLA: Two coal miners, who were killed in a mine collapse incident in Duki area of Balochistan, were laid to rest in their ancestral graveyard in Puran tehsil of Shangla on Monday.

Abid Yaar, the president of Shangla Coalmine Workers Rights Association, told Dawn that the bodies of the miners were brought to their hometown Kuz Paw of Puran tehsil on Sunday night from Balochistan. Two other workers, who were injured in the incident, admitted to a hospital there.

He said that the incident took place in a mine in Duki on Saturday when the labourers were working inside the mine and a portion of it collapsed, burying them under the rubble.

Mr Yaar said that Rozi Khan and Said Jamal of Kuz Paw were killed in the incident while two others got injuries. He said the funeral prayers of the deceased miners were offered at Kuz Paw.

He urged the Balochistan government to ensure safety and security of the miners at their workplace by implementing rules and law on mines.

LIQUOR: Police on Monday recovered a huge quantity of liquor from a motorcar going to Rawalpindi and arrested the alleged smuggler at Dandai checkpost in Bisham tehsil.

A statement issued by the district police officer said that during routine checking at Dandai chekpost, they stopped a car and during search found 29,995 liters liquor in it. Police seized the liquor and the car.

Police also arrested the alleged smuggler identified as Abdul Wadood, a resident of Gilgit-Baltistatan.

The statement said that the suspect confessed that he was smuggling the liquor to Rawalpindi from Gilgit city.

Police registered a case against the suspect and initiated further investigation.

Published in Dawn, January 4th, 2022