KARACHI: Two boys drowned in a pond filled with rainwater in Ittehad Town on Saturday, police and rescuers officials.

Area SHO Imdad Panhwar said that the boys, identified as Ubaidullah, 14, and Adeel Haroon, 15, had gone for swimming at the pond and drowned.

Their bodies were recovered by area people and rescue service officials, who shifted them to the Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi for completing medico-legal formalities.

However, their relatives told the police that they did not want any legal action.

Published in Dawn, Aug 6th, 2023

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