In an intense and challenging rescue operation, four children have been successfully rescued from a group of six children and two adults who were trapped in a hanging cable car over a ravine in Pakistan. The situation had been exacerbated by strong winds that hindered the operation, and the imminent sunset added urgency to the task.

Earlier, a military commando team had attempted to reach the suspended vehicle using a helicopter.

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Efforts had also been deployed to string a rope on both sides of the cable car, hoping to establish a secure and stable connection. However, adverse conditions had presented significant difficulties in the process.

The children, aged between 10 and 16, were on their way to school in Battagram when a cable of the cable car gave way, leaving the vehicle hanging in the air at a dizzying height of 274 meters (900 feet) above the ground.

Pakistan SSG Commandos and PAF Air operations stopped due to bad weather, ground operations continued for rescue peoples from chairlift

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The situation became even more alarming because one of the children, a 16-year-old teenager, had a heart condition and had been unconscious for at least two hours, as reported by one of the adults trapped in the vehicle.

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پاک فوج کے ایس ایس جی کمانڈوز تاریخ کا پیچیدہ ترین ریسکیو آپریشن کرنے میں مصروف#Battagram pic.twitter.com/XN5wrTl6on

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The distress lasted for over 10 hours as rescuers worked tirelessly to find a solution to this dangerous situation.

A local resident informed the AFP news agency that the cable car vehicle was "suspended by a single rope," adding an additional level of tension to the rescue operation.

With information from the BBC.