Pakistani miners drill holes to places explosives at the Khewra salt mine in Khewra,some 160 kms southeast of Islamabad on February 16, 2010. Khewra Mines, one of world's largest salt reserves, has for centuries extracted the crucial mineral for export, and over the years become a tourist attraction complete with a salt mosque and an electric train. The mine was discovered in 320 BC by Alexander's troops and first developed by the British colonial rulers in 1872, mine officials say. AFP PHOTO/BEHROUZ MEHRI / AFP PHOTO / BEHROUZ MEHRI
DUKI (Balochistan): A coal miner lost his life when a landslide struck a coal mine in Balochistan’s Duki.
The deceased miner was identified by a hospital as Rehmatullah, son of Dad Ghani who was from Afghanistan. The body was taken to Civil hospital and then handed over to the family for the burial after completion of medico-legal formalities.
Rescue officials said the worker was killed after a big portion of the coal mine caved as he was busy digging deep inside the mine.
