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One miner die, another injure as coalmine caves-in in Orakzai

ISLAMABAD, (APP): A coalminer died and another
injured when a mine collapsed in Doli area of Orakzai agency.
According to a private news channel, the miners were busy
inside Al-Shiraz coalmine in Doli when all of sudden it caved in,
however, other miners present on the occasion started retrieving
the trapped co-workers.
The miner who died in the incident was identified as
Khairullah while another Abdus Salam was injured. Both belonged to
Shangla.
The injured laborer was shifted to Kohat hospital while the
body of the deceased miner was sent to his native village.
Doli area in Orakzai agency is very infamous for miners’
casualties. At least 13 miners were killed and many others injured
when two mines collapsed a few months ago.
Following the fatal incident, the political administration
had decided to close down all such mines which were being operated
without obtaining no-objection certificate from the administration.