At least 11 people were killed in a coal mine gas leak accident in Quetta on Monday. Balochistan Chief Inspector of Mines, Abdul Ghani Baloch, confirmed that the incident claimed the lives of one contractor and one mine manager, noting that all the deceased were from Swat.
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi expressed his regret over the incident and extended his condolences to the families of the deceased.
This tragic event follows a series of similar incidents in the region. In December of last year, a fire in a private mine in the Duki coal area of Balochistan resulted in the deaths of two coal miners and injuries to three others. Additionally, in another incident in 2023, unknown armed men attacked a coal mine in the Khust area of Harnai district, killing four miners and injuring three more.
