Poisonous liquor kills four

Published April 25, 2005

NAROWAL, April 24: Four youths died after drinking poisonous liquor while as many were in a critical condition on Sunday at Baddomalhi. Reports said Shakeel, Muhammad Azam, Shafique, Sharif, Imtiaz Ahmed, Aslam, Kashif and Amjad Siddique took liquor at the marriage ceremony of their friend Shafique Rehmani. After some time, Shakeel, Azam, Shafique and Sharif died while four others were shifted to the DHQ hospital. Imtiaz Ahmed, Aslam and Amjad Siddique were referred to Lahore whereas Kashif was under treatment at the DHQ hospital.

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