KARACHI: Two boys drowned in a pond in Baldia Town on Friday evening, police and rescuers said.

The victims were identified as Abdul Shakoor, 12, and Maqsood Yusuf, 13.

The Moachko police said that the boys came to the city, along with their families, to attend a wedding. They went out of their place and saw a pond near Rais Goth and decided to take a dip. It appeared that they drifted into deep water and drowned.

Later, their bodies were fished out and sent to the Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi for medico-legal formalities.

Published in Dawn, April 20th, 2024

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