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A cable car carrying students is stranded mid-air in Battagram, Pakistan, on Aug. 22, 2023, in this screen grab obtained from social media video. Umeed Sahar via Reuters
PESHAWAR/ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—Pakistani rescuers pulled seven children and one man to safety after their cable car became stranded high over a remote ravine on Tuesday, ending an ordeal lasting more than 15 hours.
“It was a unique operation that required lots of skill,” the military said in a statement.