Children saved from dangling cable car in Pakistan
Eight people, including six children, were rescued after their cable car was left dangling nearly 1,000 feet above a river in Pakistan. Ramy Inocencio reports.
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Cable car rescue underway in Pakistan
Multiple children and adults in Pakistan remain trapped in a dangling cable car with crews working to rescue them. At least two children were rescued by helicopter, the military said. The rest have been stranded for more than 12 hours. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has the latest.
All 8 people rescued from cable car dangling above canyon in Pakistan
The six children and two adults became trapped earlier in the day when one of the cables snapped while the passengers were crossing a river canyon.
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Mass-evacuations save lives as cyclone slams into India and Pakistan
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Cyclone named "disaster" slams into India's and Pakistan's coastlines
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India and Pakistan brace as "very severe" Cyclone Biparjoy closes in
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How 2 brave sisters "lost everything" under the Taliban just for singing
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Pakistani transgender activists will appeal Shariah court ruling
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Pakistan court orders ex-PM Imran Khan's release on bail for 2 weeks
Ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan is free for now thanks to Pakistan's courts, but the government has vowed to lock him up again as soon as it can.
Pakistan court orders release of Imran Khan
Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered the immediate release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday. Deadly riots and disorder hit cities after Khan was held in custody. Madiha Afzal, fellow at the Brookings Institution foreign policy program, discusses what's next for the country.
Top Pakistan court orders ex-PM Imran Khan's release after deadly riots
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8 killed, army deployed amid riots over Imran Khan's arrest in Pakistan
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Protests in Pakistan as former PM is arrested
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