All eight people have been successfully rescued after getting trapped in a cable car hanging above a ravine in Pakistan
Some of the group were rescued by helicopter; after nightfall, others were safely brought back down to the ground by zip line
The country's acting prime minister has voiced his relief, while the interior ministry has praised the "selflessness and determination" of the rescuers
The cable car was left dangling in the air for more than 14 hours, with rescue teams battling challenging conditions to reach the stranded group
Makeshift cable cars are widely used in the mountainous region, and the children in the car were going to school when the cables snapped
We're getting more detail now on the rescue of two children from the suspended cable car.
The first child was brought out by army helicopter, while the second was pulled to safety by locals using a zip line.
Videos circulating on social media appear to show the daring rescue and we hope to bring you some of that footage soon.
As we've been reporting, military helicopters were deployed today in an attempt to rescue people trapped in a cable car dangling hundreds of feet above the ground in Pakistan.
Rescuers have been able to save at least two children so far, but six people are still trapped in the car.
But fading light and strong winds have made the rescue operation difficult. The helicopters retreated after sunset.
Image source, ReutersTeams faced challenging and windy conditions as night time approaches Pakistan
Image source, ReutersRescuers were able to winch this person out of the stranded cable car and up into a helicopter
We're hearing now that the army helicopters in Battagram has been left for the night due to windy weather and darkness.
Rescue teams are continuing their efforts with the help of local people on the ground to try and reach the remaining people trapped in the cable car.
Sources have told the BBC the air operation will again start from tomorrow morning if required.
Two more children have now been rescued, according to reports, which would bring the total to four.
That number has been provided by Faisal Karim Kundi, the central secretary of information of the Pakistan People's Party, who spoke to BBC News a few minutes ago.
The same number has also been provided by the Reuters news agency.
But there are conflicting reports, and it's a fluid situation in which hard facts have taken some time to emerge - with relatively few people reporting from the ground. Stay on this page for further updates.
See the moment a passenger was rescued from a dangling cable car
Dramatic footage sent to us by the Reuters news agency shows the moment a child - reportedly the first - was rescued by helicopter.
While we await news of any further rescues, here's some more context to today's events.
Cable cars are used as a mode of transport by millions of people all around the world every year. They are generally safe and incidents are very rare, but they do happen - as we’ve seen today.
Just last year in Jharkhand, India, three people died and more than 50 were left dangling in the air for days before being rescued by military helicopter crews.
Two of the people who died are understood to have fallen to their deaths during the course of the rescue operation.
The deadliest cable car crash took place near the Italian ski resort of Cavalese in 1976, when 42 people lost their lives.
A cable car fell 213m (700 ft) down a mountainside into a meadow before a three-tonne (3,000 kg) overhead carriage assembly crushed the cabin when it fell on top of it.
Rescuers have managed to pull a second child from the cable car, according to a rescue agency spokesperson and a district official, cited by the Reuters news agency.
Pakistan's military carried out the first two rescues in a high-risk operation complicated by gusty winds.
Farhat Javed
BBC Urdu senior journalist, reporting from Islamabad
A police officer, Muhammad Amjad, has confirmed the rescue of two children.
Doctors are present at the helipad where they have landed, and are carrying out a medical check-up.
The police officer says both kids are stable.
Altaf Hussain - a local school teacher - and another source have confirmed to BBC News that one child from the cable car has been rescued.
We're getting reports that at least one child from the cable car has been rescued.
More on this when we get it.
Caroline Davies
Reporting from Islamabad
We have spoken to officers who have been on the ground, and they have said that this is a cable car the children and adults were using to travel from their village to the local school.
If they were to do this by road it would take two hours, but by comparison in the cable car, it only takes four minutes.
According to a local police officer, this cable car was created by a local mechanic. Authorities are now attempting to try to rescue the individuals trapped onboard.
Police say the cable car had four previous trips this morning, and it was on the fifth trip the cable broke.
We have seen multiple attempts by the army, using helicopters to try and lower people down to get to the people inside. But, the big worry is making the situation worse. Winds could be created by the blades of the helicopter - which, combined with natural strong winds, makes this particularly precarious.
They are looking at alternative options, including additional cables, but at the moment it is really unclear how long this cable will hold for - and how officials are going to be able to rescue these individuals dangling inside the cable car.
As we've been reporting, rescuers are struggling to free six children and two adults stuck inside the cable car dangling above a river bank in northern Pakistan.
Repeated attempts have been made by helicopters to approach the car, but strong winds are hindering the operation.
The below map gives you an idea of the surroundings faced by rescuers just outside of Battagram.
Image source, .Zubair Khan
BBC Urdu journalist, reporting from Abbottabad
Maulana Abdul Qayyum's son was going to school. His brother was only going with him for the journey, saying that he would leave and come back.
He tells the BBC that evening is coming and the darkness will spread. Once it gets dark, the operation could become very difficult. Things will get out of control, he says.
He says his brother Gulfraz's mobile phone was working earlier, but now it is silent. We don't know how the children in the cable car are doing.
“I am afraid that the time for the operation is short," he says. "A new rope is currently being prepared to be laid, but this may take time. Thousands of people are engaged in the work of laying the rope."
Zubair Khan
BBC Urdu journalist, reporting from Abbottabad
An official at the scene has said that they are working on an alternative rescue plan, where a new rope is being laid on both sides of the cable car as a contingency in case the army is unable to extricate the passengers using helicopters.
Experts have been called to speed up the work of laying the new rope, which could then be used used to reach the stranded vehicle.
The cable car rescue is proving to be difficult due to its shape and fragility in the air, explains BBC reporter Courtney Bembridge.
Courtney says the car is hanging from just one side and the rotor of the helicopter can affect this "delicate situation".
Pakistan cable car: Why it's such a difficult rescue
Farhat Javed
BBC Urdu Senior Journalist, reporting from Islamabad
The village where the eight people were coming from is Jangri, while the school is located in the village of Batangi.
It takes two hours walk to reach the school from that valley. Therefore, a local man from Batgram who is a mechanic, decided to build a lift.
A police officer has told me that he did get a No Objection Certificate from the city administration and that the chair lift locally known as "Dolly" was checked every month, but we couldn’t verify this claim.
The owner is at the scene.
People would travel via this lift as it would take them only four minutes to reach Batangi from where it would take them another two hours drive to reach the nearest market.
This morning, the lift already did four trips to and from the school. On the fifth one its ropes broke, the policeman says.
It's just after 13:00 local time in London and 17:00 in Battagram, where the passengers of a cable car are still suspended above a ravine in northern Pakistan. Here's what you need to know:
Image source, .Local teacher Altaf Hussain is on the scene, and has shared an update on what he's witnessed today so far.
Hussain doesn't teach any of the students who are stuck in the cable car.
Image source, ReutersWe're seeing some new pictures from the scene in Battagram which show the cable car in slightly more detail.
We can see that the open chair lift is suspended by a single cable, in a difficult position for rescuers to reach.
A crowd can also be seen gathered on one side of the valley to watch the rescue mission unfold.
Image source, ReutersZubair Khan
BBC Urdu journalist, reporting from Abbottabad
'Commando' seen descending from helicopter
Jawad Hussain, assistant commissioner of Allai, told the BBC that an attempt is being made to conduct a rescue operation with the help of helicopters from the Pakistani Army.
A commando has tried twice to reach the cable car by the help of rope.
According to Hussain, the cable car's ropes snapped at 07:00 local time (02:00 GMT) this morning.
A little later, water and other food items were delivered to the stranded people by the rescue team from the helicopter.
People from the Shangla and Bisham areas are going towards Allai to offer help. These are the people who usually have experience in doing relief activities in such situations.