Harnai (Web Desk/Agencies): At least 12 miners were killed and r eight rescued after an explosion in a coal mine in Zardalo area of Balochistan’s Harnai district on Wednesday, officials said.
According to the provincial chief inspector of mines Abdul Ghani Baloch, some 20 miners were trapped in the mine when a methane gas explosion took place overnight.
He added that 12 bodies have been recovered, while survivors were shifted to the hospital.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed deep grief and sorrow over the loss of precious lives as a result of an explosion in a coal mine in Harnai.
Condoling with the bereaved families, he prayed for the departed souls.
The prime minister instructed the authorities concerned to accelerate the rescue operation for the trapped miners and extend all possible medical treatment to those injured.
“Such incidents are extremely painful and saddening. We stand by the victim families in this hour of grief. The government will provide maximum possible relief to the injured and the affected families,” PM Shehbaz said.