DI KHAN: A landslide killed four shepherds in Shahal Ragha area of the merged tribal area of Darazenda situated on the border between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan here on Tuesday.

Soon after the incident, deputy commissioner Mohammad Omair ordered shifting of heavy machinery to the area for rescue work in supervision of assistant commissioner Samiullah Khan along with Levies personnel.

Later, four bodies were retrieved from the rubble and dispatched to their respective areas in Balochistan. Two of the victims were identified as Adam Khan and Zahir Shah.

Published in Dawn, September 18th, 2019

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