Trapped in snow: Seven labourers rescued from Upper Kohistan valley

Pakistan Army assisted PDMA, civil administration in rescue operation

PESHAWAR: Authorities have rescued seven people who were trapped after heavy snowfall in Kohistan's Supat Valley, local officials confirmed on Sunday.

As per details, the seven men were labourers who were stuck in Upper Kohistan's Spar Malli area for over a week. Their families had appealed for help and a rescue operation was conducted on the directives of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan.

Helicopters were used for the rescue operation which was carried out by the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) with the assistance of the Pakistan Army and other district administration personnel.



The rescued labourers were identified as Muhammad Hafeez, Naeem, Haq Sher, Dawood, Bakhtiar, Shamsul Haq and Syed Naseer.

All seven of them underwent thorough medical examinations to ascertain their state of health after the arduous ordeal.

On January 22, rescue teams from the Pakistan Army and the Pakistan Air Force, along with members of the civil administration, rescued tourists trapped in Nathia Gali’s Tauheedabad area after heavy snowfall blocked access routes.

The operation was conducted late at night and the stranded tourists were shifted to safe places in Murree and Kalabagh.