Today's best photos: From a cable car rescue to elections in Zimbabwe

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

PAKISTAN-ACCIDENT-CABLE CAR

This handout photograph taken on August 22, 2023 and released by the Pakistan's Inter Service Public Relation (ISPR) shows an army soldier (top) rescueing a student survivor, who was trapped in a cable car following an incident, in Pashto village, northwestern Pakistan. Military helicopters and zipline experts rescued eight people, including six school boys, trapped for hours in a stricken cable car high above a remote Pakistan valley. (Photo by Handout / ISPR / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / PAKISTAN'S INTER SERVICE PUBLIC RELATION (ISPR)" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

The National

Aug 24, 2023

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Updated: August 24, 2023, 3:12 AM