Three children die in roof collapse

Published September 17, 2005

SHEIKHUPURA, Sept 16: Three children died while three others sustained injuries when the roof of their house caved in Chak 5, Nankana Sahib, some 75 kilometres from here on Friday. Abdul Karim, his wife and other family members were asleep in his house when the roof caved in. His son Arshad, 8, granddaughters Sadia, 3, and one-year-old Fatima died on the spot. Karim, his wife Taj and son Boota have been admitted to hospital in serious condition.

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