A coal mine near Harnai district collapsed after an explosion on Tuesday, killing 12 miners. A rescue operation recovered the dead bodies of 12 miners.

This incident took place in Jalat Khan Coal Mine near Zardalo, in the area of Harnai in Balochistan on Tuesday. The coal mine exploded due to gas filling. Around eight miners jumped into the coal mine to help them but were trapped.

A rescue operation found twelve dead bodies of miners. Authorities said two bodies have been identified as Abdul Ghafoor and Saboor.

According to National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), other trapped people are yet to be rescued.

Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti had said that NDMA and administration to speed up the search operation to find the missing miners. 

He had instructed that the search operation should utilise all available resources and it should be completed without any negligence.