SHEIKHUPURA: Two siblings were allegedly burnt to death in Kot Hayat village when they were asleep in their house in Mandi Faizabad, Nankana Sahib.

Arshad said he went out to do errands while children’s mother Mumtaz bibi was also not home. Husnain, two and a half year old, and and his one-month-old sister were asleep in a room when the broke out due to a short circuit. After being seen the smoke emitting from the house, neighbourers rushed to site and found the both children dead. The Mandi Faizabad police handed over bodied to the family after completing the formalities.

Published in Dawn, October 30th, 2020

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