Overview

• Rescuers were called to the Yasta Tora Warai area of Kurram on Sunday after a section of a coal mine caved in with six workers underground.
• Authorities said five of the miners were from Shangla’s Puran tehsil and one was from Swat.
• Rescue officials confirmed the recovery of Ziwarur Rehman’s body and said efforts continue to retrieve the remaining five workers.
• The Shangla victims were reported as Tajullah, Shaukat, Nazullah, Jan Muhammad and Ziwarur Rehman, with formal confirmation of a final death toll still pending.
• Heavy machinery is in use but progress is hindered by the mine’s depth and water accumulation, as families and residents wait at the site and highlight ongoing mine-safety concerns for laborers from remote districts.