KOHAT: Rescuers on Monday fished out the body of an official of a gold mining company from Mianwali headworks after five days of hectic efforts.
It merits a mention here that a boat carrying 10 people had capsized in the Indus River near Khushalgarh area here six days ago. Eight people had been rescued.
The deceased was identified as Malik Shahzeb.
His funeral prayers were offered in Darmalak Ghurazai area of Lachi tehsil. However, the body of a security guard of the company, Habibullah, who belongs to Khyber district, could not be recovered.
Drivers from Kohat, Karak, Khyber, Nowshera, Tarbela Dam, and a team of army’s SSG have been engaged in a search operation for the bodies.
Published in Dawn, June 3rd, 2025
