Six more bodies recovered from Karachi's Clifton beach

E-Paper | May 02, 2026

KARACHI: Rescue teams recovered the bodies of six more people who had drowned while bathing in the sea at Clifton beach, taking the toll to 31, DawnNews reported.

Twenty-five bodies were pulled out at different points of Clifton and Hawksbay beaches on Wednesday and Thursday. Whereas, an additional six bodies were recovered from the Clifton beach today.

Earlier, reports were also received about two bodies recovered from Sunehra (Golden) beach. However, this could not be confirmed.

Meanwhile, a search was under way for missing beach-goers.

Commissioner Karachi Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui said Pakistan Navy helicopters were also being used in the rescue operation.

Siddiqui had earlier appealed to the people to not violate the ban imposed on entering or bathing in the sea due to rough sea conditions.

High number of drowning incidents

Experts said that the high number of drownings may have occurred due to dredging activities carried out near the coast for the extension of Karachi port operations.

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Nadeem Khan

Aug 01, 2014 04:03pm

So sad to see that ,,,,, May Allah bless the departed souls

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Rahul

Aug 01, 2014 05:43pm

How in the world authorities were not aware of the fact that there is drilling going on and waters are so rough. They could have easily blocked the area for swimming. 31 people lost their lives because incompetency of people in-charge. I see only the poor and uneducated are the one who lost their lives. Every where in Pakistan I see loss of lives as if they are nothing more than falling leaves of autumn.

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Najma

Aug 01, 2014 06:18pm

Really poor reporting by Dawn. Dawn does not have a staff which can read English. Do you not read other Newspaper and try to emulate their style of reporting?

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MAJ

Aug 01, 2014 06:22pm

So funny to see a guy in Shalwar Qameez with "Diver" written on his shirt handling dead bodies on the shore. Who are they fooling now? I bet the same diver if dares to step inro water would be just another casualty. Pakistan needs a culture change. Shalwar qameez has made people corrupt and lazy.

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