QUETTA: Five coal miners, who were kidnapped from a coal mine field in the Mach area of Balochistan three weeks ago, were freed by their captors, officials said on Monday.
“Five coal miners were released by the kidnappers on Sunday in the mountainous area of Quetta,” official sources said.
They were identified as Sartaj, Jumadar, Rozi Khan, Amanullah and Jamal Khan Kakar.
The sources pointed out that six coal miners were taken away by unidentified armed men, adding the sixth one was still missing. He was identified as Barkatullah.
All the workers belong to the Shangla area of Swat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Published in Dawn, November 29th, 2022
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