TAXILA: A student of a university in Attock died of drug overdose on Saturday.

Police and hospital sources said Saifullah Khan from Mardan was a student of first year Bachelor of Business Administration and lived in the university’s hostel.

On Saturday, he complained of an abdomen pain and was taken to a hospital where he died.

Station House Officer (SHO) Israr Satti said according to the preliminary medical examination the student died of drug overdose.

Published in Dawn, March 18th, 2018

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