Local man rescues over 100 stuck in Quetta snow.

QUETTA -- A young man from the Kachlak area in Quetta, Suleman Khan, was hailed as a hero after he saved the lives of more than 100 people who were stuck on snow-jammed roads in the area. Three days ago, the Quetta-Zhob highway was shut down due to severe snowfall in the Kachlak, Ziarat Cross, Khanozai, and Kan Mehtarzai areas of the Balochistan province. The situation led to hundreds of cars being stranded on the road, with women, children and elderly passengers left vulnerable in the harsh weather without adequate food supplies or clothing. Bracing the blood-curdling cold, Khan not only rescued several passengers by driving them to safety in his own car but in a gesture of kindness that has touched the hearts of many across the nation, also opened his home to them for food and shelter.

The 30-year-old reached the stranded passengers on his vehicle and helped the people to safety and comfort of his home without any assistance from the authorities. Khan also helped get fuel, paid out of his own pocket, to people whose cars had broken down on the road in the severe cold, thereby playing a pivotal role in...

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