Landslide kills eight labourers in Kohistan
Eight labourers were killed when their van got trapped in a landslide on the Karakoram Highway early Tuesday morning.
The labourers were employed by a Chinese company and working on Dasu power plant. They were returning to their camps when the landslide occurred.
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Their bodies have been shifted to a district hospital. The rescue operation lasted four hours.
Kohistan DHO Raja Sabor said that the deceased belonged to Kohistan.
Karakoram Highway has now been opened for traffic, he said.
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