Rights Watch | September 8th 2020

22 people have been killed and 18 injured as an avalanche collapsed upon a marble mine in Mohmand district. Miners and truckers were trapped under debris after a landslide hit the quarry in Safi tehsil. An operation is underway to rescue missing workers.

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22 dead, several trapped in Mohmand mine collapse

22 people have been killed and 18 injured as an avalanche collapsed upon a marble mine in Mohmand district.
Miners and truckers were trapped under debris after a landslide hit the quarry in Safi tehsil. An operation is underway to rescue missing workers.

‘Tiger Force’ man nabbed for harassing the doctor

A man claiming to be a member of the Prime Minister’s Tiger Force has been arrested for allegedly harassing a doctor in Pind Daden Khan’s THQ Hospital. Sajjad Hussain was accused of harassing Dr. Komal Tauqeer by recording her video in the hospital and uploading it on social media.

Life-term convict dies in Faisalabad jail

A man serving a life term has died of falling health in Faisalabad’s Central Jail. Sarfraz, aged 65, was being treated at the jail’s hospital for two days. The inmate was sentenced to 25 years after being arrested in 2008.

Opposition parties to attend APC on 17th

Opposition parties will attend an all-parties conference hosted by Pakistan Bar Council in Islamabad on September 17.
The APC will discuss issues of accountability, civil liberties, and appointments in the superior judiciary: PBC Vice-Chairman Abid Saqi.