KHAIRPUR, July 17: Three girls died and over 10 children hospitalised as gastroenteritis spread in Nara taluka after recent rains.

The girls, Noor Khatoon, Darya Khatoon, and Sahib Khatoon died of gastro in the Sadoro Bhambhro village during the last couple of days. Ten children have also been hospitalised.

ELECTROCUTED: A 55-year-old woman, Ms Qadaan, was electrocuted on Wednesday in the Simang village, near Khairpur. The elderly woman received shock from a pedestal fan.

JUSTICE COMMITTEE: The Criminal Justice Coordination Committee, Khairpur, has decided to charge sheet the criminal cases soon after the completion of the investigation.—Correspondent

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