Deadly incidents are not uncommon in Pakistani mines, which are notorious for hazardous working conditions and poor safety standards. In February, at least 10 workers were killed in a rockslide at a marble quarry in the northwestern district of Buner, and 30 workers were killed in explosions at two coal mines killed in explosions at two coal mines near the southwestern city of Quetta in 2018. … [Read more...] about Pakistan: Several dead after marble mine collapse
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Pakistan coal mine blasts kill over 20 workers
Three hours later, a similar explosion ripped through a mine about 25 kilometres (16 miles) away, killing seven people and wounding two others. Authorities said the incidents were not linked, and that rescue operations had ended at both sites. … [Read more...] about Pakistan coal mine blasts kill over 20 workers
Several dead in Pakistan marble mine collapse
Boulders of white marble came crashing down on workers on Monday evening in the mountainous Mohmand district in Khyber-Pakhuntkhwa province, near the border with Afghanistan. The marble buried people and blocked the entrance to the mine, trapping people inside for several hours, local police said. … [Read more...] about Several dead in Pakistan marble mine collapse
Pakistan: Climate change, environmental problems put government in a bind
The government has also been working to promote electric energy and mobility to reduce overall emissions and improve air quality. "We have come up with an electric vehicle policy, aiming to have 150 buses powered with electric batteries," said Orakzai. A station has already been set up in the national capital, Islamabad. … [Read more...] about Pakistan: Climate change, environmental problems put government in a bind
Pakistan: Lahore court sentences Christian to death on blasphemy charges
Asia Bibi case highlights Pakistan's harsh blasphemy laws A dispute over water In 2009, Asia Bibi was accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad while she was working in a field in Punjab's Sheikhupura district. The Muslim women who were working with Bibi objected to her fetching water, saying that as a non-Muslim she was not allowed to touch the water bowl. The women then complained to a local cleric and leveled blasphemy charges against Bibi. … [Read more...] about Pakistan: Lahore court sentences Christian to death on blasphemy charges
