Man killed in blast at illegal quarry site

Illegal quarrying has taken the life of a labourer in the Pathargarh area of Hassanabdal. Ebraheem Khan along with his father Wali Mohammad was working at a stone crusher plant when detonator set off an explosion on Saturday, sending rocks raining upon them.

Other workers at the site pulled the duo out from under the rubble and shifted them to a hospital in Rawalpindi where Ebraheem Khan die of his injuries while the condition of his father is stated to be critical. (APP)