According to the officials, 24 miners were working about 4,000 feet underground when the explosion took place at a private coal mine, Pakistan-based daily Dawn reported. A fire erupted in the mine after the explosion, resulting in the collapse of the structure

The Taliban claimed it launched airstrikes on an alleged ISIS hideout in Pakistan's Balochistan province, while Islamabad said its security forces intercepted and shot down four rudimentary drones. The latest exchange marks another escalation in tensions between the neighbouring countries