Three laborers lost their lives while two others sustained critical injuries in a landslide here in Manyar, Barikot on Saturday. According to details, five laborers were busy in a house construction near a hill in Manyar when a huge chunk of earth fell off the hill burying them all. Soon after the incident, hundreds of locals were gathered through loud speakers who rushed to the spot for help and after a rescue operation, they succeeded in recovering them all. Amir Bacha, Gul Sher and Ayub Khan were killed while Gul Shad and Ahmad Zeb were critically injured who were rushed to the Saidu Teaching Hospital. However, one of them was shifted to Peshawar as his condition was reported to be critical.

Author: Fayaz Zafar1484

Fayaz Zafar who hails from Saidu Sharif, Swat is a renown and accredited journalist. In addition to serving as a reporter to "Voice of America, AAJ TV and Daily Mashriq," he also runs successfully zamaswat.com. During the Taliban era where the press was, to a greater degree, silent or showed some fig leaves to hide its nakedness, Fayaz Zafar, at a great risk to his life, was one among the very few who was vocal against the atrocities the Taliban were indulged-in. This earned Fayaz Zafar a high degree of repute as a conscientious journalist. His love for Swat and its people is rightfully depicted in zamaswat.com which he runs precisely to enlighten the people of Swat.

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