A worker, who survived after a coal mine explosion in Marwar area, receives first aid at a hospital in Quetta, Pakistan May 5, 2018. ReutersA worker, who survived after a coal mine explosion in Marwar area, rests at a hospital in Quetta, Pakistan May 5, 2018. ReutersAccidents are frequent in the province's mines, where safety measures are basic and much of whose workforce is drawn from labourers from other parts of Pakistan. The mines are mostly owned by state-run Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation, which leases many of them to private contractors. It produces 4 million tonnes of coal annually, most of which is consumed by brick-making kilns.

Source: bd News24 May 05, 2018 19:41 UTC