According to rescue sources, noxious gas from the Duki coal mine here caused two miners to die and four to pass out on Saturday.

Workers who were unconscious and bodies were taken to the hospital. According to rescue sources, the coal mine was closed for a considerable amount of time, which led to the buildup of poisonous gas and ultimately the miners’ deaths upon entering the pit.

A coal mine in the Quetta city outskirts collapsed in July following a gas explosion, killing thirty-four labourers. The coal mine explosion in Quetta’s Sorange neighbourhood trapped a number of miners.

So far, 34 bodies have been recovered from the mine. Up to forty-two individuals were on the job when the explosion occurred. The coalmine’s owner had previously informed the media that methane gas was the cause of the mine explosion.

A total of 603 people have lost their lives in various traffic accidents in Karachi this year, according to details released by rescue authorities.

According to rescue officials, those killed in traffic accidents included 463 men, 73 women and 67 children. The data highlights the number of fatalities recorded in different road accidents across the city during the year.

Rescue authorities said 7,467 people were also injured in various traffic accidents in Karachi this year. The injured included 5,649 men, 1,322 women and 496 children.

Meanwhile, 184 people were killed in accidents involving heavy vehicles during the year. Twelve people lost their lives after being hit by dumpers, while 84 were killed in trailer-related accidents and 46 died in accidents involving water tankers.

According to rescue authorities, 18 people were killed in accidents involving mini-trucks, while bus-related accidents claimed the lives of 24 people during the year.

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The Chief Commissioner of Islamabad has petitioned the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) for an early hearing of a review appeal that the government filed about its August 18 order to transfer Imran Khan, the founder of the PTI, from Adiala Jail to a private hospital for medical treatment.

In opposition to the Supreme Court’s August 18 order, the applicant asked the SC to hold an early hearing of the review petition.

The petitioner claims that the issue involves legal and constitutional jurisdiction in addition to medical facilities.

The Chief Commissioner of Islamabad has asked the Supreme Court to set a hearing date for the review petition as soon as possible.

The review petition brings up “important” legal issues concerning court jurisdiction following the Constitution’s 27th Amendment, Article 175(2), and prison regulations.

The petition contended that an urgent hearing of the case is required because the court order was based on time constraints.

The August 18 court order was to be reviewed, modified, and revoked, according to the petition.

It contests the decision to move the PTI founder from Adiala Jail to a private hospital so that a medical team can examine and treat him.

Prior to this, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Atta Tarar stated that during PTI founder Imran Khan’s medical examination, all conditions specified in the Supreme Court’s decision were met.

Speaking to the media in Islamabad, Tarar emphasised that the government has always held the view that health-related issues should not be politicised.

Tarar insisted that health issues should be kept apart from politics and said that the government has not taken any negative stance toward Imran Khan in response to the court’s ruling.