–Another miner succumbs to injuries while two other remain in critical conditionQUETTA: The death toll of Quetta coal mine collapse reached nine on Tuesday as one of the two miners who were rescued alive passed away at Civil Hospital Quetta. The rescued miners were shifted to the hospital in critical condition where another miner who had been rescued a day earlier was also receiving treatment. On March 20, it was reported that as many as 164 labourers working in coal mines had lost their lives and 300 more were facing serious injuries during the last year in various mines of Balochistan. Sultan had said that most of the labourers working in the field were facing dangerous diseases including kidney, asthma and lever problems. The government should implement Occupational Safety and Health Situation (OSHS) to overcome the accidents which occur in coal mining.

Source: Pakistan Today July 16, 2019 15:00 UTC