All eight people who were stranded in the cable car in Pakistan were rescued

 All those stranded for 15 hours in a cable car in Pakistan were rescued

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August 23, 2023 10:10 MYT

All those stranded for 15 hours in a cable car in Pakistan were rescued

Pakistani military commandos and local volunteers managed to rescue all eight people who were stranded in the cable car. (AP Photo)

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani military commandos and local volunteers managed to rescue all eight people including six school students who were stranded in a damaged cable car after 15 hours, officials said, dpa news agency reported.

They were trapped at about 7 a.m. Tuesday when three steel wires of the cable car they were riding on to cross a gap between two mountains snapped , local police officer Tahir Ayub said.

Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar announced that the operation was completed at about 11 pm.