Explosion at coal mine kills 34 in southern Pakistan

Coal miners and relatives gather at the entrance of a coal mine after it collapsed in the Surange area, some 50km east of Quetta, on Jul 30, 2026. (Photo: AFP/Banaras Khan) 31 Jul 2026 02:54PM (Updated: 31 Jul 2026 02:56PM) QUETTA, Pakistan: A blast at a coal mine killed at least 34 workers in southern Pakistan, the provincial disaster agency said on Friday (Jul 31), as rescuers searched for more missing miners.The explosion, suspected to be caused by methane gas, tore through the mine near the capital of the resource-rich province of Balochistan on Thursday, sparking a rescue operation that ran through the night."According to information received from the deployed teams, 34 ... bodies have been recovered," southern Balochistan's provincial disaster management authority said in a statement