Children stranded in chair lift 900 feet above ground in northern Pakistan

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Eight people, including six school children, were trapped in a malfunctioning chair lift in northern Pakistan on Tuesday, officials said,
and a military helicopter has been dispatched to rescue them.The children, who have been stranded since about 6 a.m local time, were using
the chair lift to get to school in a mountainous area in Battagram, about 200 kilometers north of Islamabad, Reuters reported.&A cable broke
in a chair lift service, following which people have been trapped 900 feet (274 meters) above the ground,& Pakistan&s National Disaster
Management Authority said in a statement.It said an army helicopter had been moved to the area for a rescue operation after attempts at
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