A cable car carrying six children and two adults dangled hundreds of metres above the ground in a remote part of Pakistan after it broke on Tuesday, trapping the occupants for hours before rescuers arrived in helicopters to try to free them.
Army commandos could be seen on local TV trying to lower themselves on ropes from the choppers toward the cable car. An expert warned the rescue was incredibly delicate, because the wind created by the helicopter blades could further weaken cables holding the car aloft.
Relatives of those trapped prayed while watching the operation unfold. The rescue has transfixed Pakistanis across
