By Salah Uddin and Charlotte Greenfield BATTAGRAM, Pakistan (Reuters) - Ibrar Ahmed is relieved to be alive after being stuck on a cable car high over ...
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Seven children and one man were rescued by Pakistan's military and civilians from the flimsy cable car after a cable broke, dangling them 183 metres high in mountainous Battagram district north of Islamabad. "Long distances and travel times, few transportation options and costs are some of the barriers to access education, particularly for girls who are often not allowed to travel long distances alone," said Ellen Van Kalmthout, chief of education at UNICEF Pakistan.Batungi Pashto High School head teacher Ali Asghar Khan links long commutes to high dropout rates.
"Numerous accidents have occurred in the past," said former provincial police inspector general Naeem Khan."Mostly the local people themselves with some help from the local police rescue the stranded people."
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