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ISLAMABAD, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- At least six laborers were killed and two others injured in a land sliding in Pakistan's east Sargodha district on Wednesday, local Urdu media reported.
The incident happened when the laborers were working on a stone-cutting site at the foot of the mountain, Geo News said.
The land sliding took place at the outskirts of Sargodha, a district located in the country's east Punjab province.
The injured laborers have been shifted to a nearby hospital where they are said to be in critical condition. All the victims belonged to Sargodha.
Local people said that a total of nine laborers had been killed and several others injured in such accidents in the area over the last two weeks.
