Hanging in the Air: Pakistan's Unregulated Cable Cars

For many mountain communities in Pakistan, unregulated chairlifts are a common mode of transport in the absence of roads and bridges. The recent rescue of eight people from a broken chairlift brought attention to poor safety standards, prompting authorities to shut down cable cars for inspections. VOA’s Pakistan bureau chief Sarah Zaman reports from a village where those dependent on cable cars say that grounding them hurts more than helps.