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    Pakistani woman saved after 31 hours under rubble

    ISLAMABAD (AP) — Rescue workers on Tuesday pulled a 65-year-old woman out alive after she was trapped for 31 hours in the rubble of a collapsed factory in an eastern Pakistan city, as the death toll from the accident rose to 18.

    The three-story factory manufactured medicine and collapsed Monday after several gas cylinders inside exploded. It had been set up illegally in a residential area of Lahore and continued operations even though the government tried to shut it down three times, officials said.

    Rescue workers on Tuesday heard 65-year-old Saleha Bibi screaming for help, and it took them several hours to pull her out from the jagged pile of concrete blocks, said Rizwan Naseer, head of the state-run rescue service in Punjab province, of which Lahore is the capital.

    Bibi said she hid underneath a machine when the roof of the room where she was working started to cave in.

    "Allah saved me," she said in an interview with the private Geo TV channel. "I was praying to Allah the whole night."

    The woman appeared exhausted but otherwise unharmed as the workers pulled her free, according to local TV footage. She drank from a bottle of water and took a deep breath before being led away from the site.

    She was the 15th person to be saved and told the rescuers there were others who were still trapped alive, said Naseer.

    Around 30 people are still believed to be under the rubble, said another rescue official, Asad Ahmad. Workers have retrieved 18 dead bodies so far, he said.

     

    22 comments

    • CUBBYBOY  •  3 mths ago
      Why would anyone even try to save a Pakistani?
    • backinfulldistrust  •  3 mths ago
      "[The factory] had been set up illegally in a residential area of Lahore and continued operations even though the government tried to shut it down three times, officials said."

      Must have paid bribes to the ISI to stay open.
    • chris  •  3 mths ago
      I love how all these Islamists get so upset over a little humor. If they ever Destroy Israel or get their dreamed of Caliphate I am sure they will even be less successful then Mugabes post colonial Zimbabwe- They have hated each other since their beginnings with Sunni killing Shia, and Sofie-- and all hating any other then their local Iman.But no matter if America is here or not, I'm sure the will blame it all on us or the Jews.
    • Cynic  •  3 mths ago
      The rescue workers just wasted their time. It was Allah that saved this woman.
    • Cynic  •  3 mths ago
      Isn't it against Islam to save the life of a female?
    • Charming Billy  •  3 mths ago
      I'm sure she broke some kind of rule/law under Sharia Law, now stone her to death!
    • Zjeepman  •  3 mths ago
      Saleha Bibi Jesus loves you the most
      • deepak 3 mths ago
        But she hates Jesus......u know why?...she's muzzie.
    • Michelle  •  3 mths ago
      Shame on everyone. This woman was someones mother or sister. She did not build this building she worked there. They call God allah so what. Thank goodness she is ok. How would you like it if you were to be the that people were judging based on bull. She was trying to support her family and is no different than you are. Where is the harmony in this world?????
      • Z 3 mths ago
        You said it all Michelle! Thank you!
      • GoGetter 3 mths ago
        Shut up Michelle. You cry too much!
    • Rocco Fusco  •  Cleveland, Ohio  •  3 mths ago
      She also told the press " I am so happy that i was saved , so my husband can beat me tonight!" She was promptly arrested for speaking!
      • pixietrail 3 mths ago
        Sorry to say it, but my thoughts traveled in the same direction upon reading that statement.
    • Ed  •  3 mths ago
      Good things do happen
    • Philip  •  Santa Clara, California  •  3 mths ago
      Now thats what I call a stoning.
    • J K  •  3 mths ago
      People had to help her. allah was too weak.
    • Gimme Cookies!  •  Karachi, Pakistan  •  3 mths ago
      Good Job Boys!
    • Ubaid  •  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  •  3 mths ago
      So i can see who are the racists here, America is actually GREEDY of having super power, They pay money to the world which is not even theirs and they then Aid to other countries saying that those money is ours. Using the money of ASSRAELS and then communicating to each nations around the world to CO-OPERATE. You Racists peoples are sooo bloooody #$%$ that you don't even think of someones life here. what if that women was your Mother or sister ? or your Wife ? think about it and stop bein racists.
      • chris 3 mths ago
        Ubaid don't you mean unpaid
      • Ubaid 3 mths ago
        and what do you mean by that bro' ?
      • pixietrail 3 mths ago
        Crawl back under your rock. I am not personally responsible for every human on this planet. Got that, #$%$ YOU get off of your lazy duff and do something rather than flapping your gums, telling others what THEY ought to do.
    • سوداني  •  Khartoum, Sudan  •  3 mths ago
      Really,Allah saved her.
    • chris  •  3 mths ago
      She was then flogged for having her Burka torn according to Sharia law
    • Victor  •  3 mths ago
      Imagine how all of the relatives of the one's Allah didn't save feel. Claiming god saved anyone during a disaster is such and heartless, selfish, and ignorant statement.
    • Rev. Mayhem  •  3 mths ago
      Some dim witted Jack as/ses somehow manage to find negativity in every thing. Seriously,you guys are such A bunch of losers that you wouldnt get la/id even if u lived in a bro/th/el.
    • GoGetter  •  3 mths ago
      Was it ALLAH that saved her or the Machine that cleared the rubble?
    • canadian bacon  •  Tucson, Arizona  •  3 mths ago
      good thing obamas granny wasnt hurt or under that rubble, no bananas in the rubble just dirty diapers that were at one time a hat
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