INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
been rescued.In a slow and dangerous operation, a military helicopter rescued one child, while teams on the ground recovered the rest of the
group after dark.They were helped to safety along a zip line, with a huge crowd on top of the hillside celebrating their rescue.The group
time (02:00 GMT) on Tuesday near the city of Battagram in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.Six children, aged between 10 and 16 years old,
were trapped, along with two adults.One of the children, a teenage boy, has a heart condition and was unconscious for several hours, an
the school is located.The car is a popular and cheap mode of transport to get across the Allai valley - cutting a two-hour road journey
through mountainous terrain to just four minutes.When the cable suddenly snapped, Dolly was making its fifth trip of the day.Residents used
loudspeakers to alert officials to the crisis, but it took at least four hours for the first rescue helicopter to arrive at the remote
location, local media outlet Dawn reported.Anxious crowds, including relatives of those trapped, quickly gathered along the ravine, watching
on as military helicopters battled against the strong winds to lower commandos to the stranded car.Several early attempts to reach them
blades could further destabilise the cable car, and as night set in the operation was suspended.But rescuers continued their efforts with
the help of zip line experts and local people on the ground.Allai is a mountainous area, located at an altitude of 2000m above sea level
Settlements are spread far and wide and there is little infrastructure like roads and basic facilities.In most of the area, makeshift
chairlifts and cable cars are used regularly for transportation from one mountain to another.The one involved in this incident is believed
to be privately operated by residents, local media reported.Police said they checked the lift every month, however BBC News has been unable
to independently verify this.Anwaar ul Haq Kakar says he has ordered all privately-operated lifts to be inspected for safety.Source:
