GUJAR KHAN: A 25-year-old man drowned in Jhelum River on Sunday while making a TikTok video.

Sheikh Ali drowned when he jumped into Jhelum River along with his friend while another friend of theirs was recording the video clip. Ali’s friend knew how to swim and was able to make his way out of the river. Divers of Rescue 1122 and Assistant Commissioner (P.D. Khan) Mian Murad Nekokara reached the spot and started an operation to retrieved the body of the man.

In another incident, a man died while two others were injured in a road accident in Daultala town of Gujar Khan.

An elderly man identified as Ghulam Mustafa lost his life when his motorcycle was hit by a speeding tractor near Nata Chowk.

Unchecked tractors loaded with heavy material continue to drive rashly on the congested roads of Daultala.

Published in Dawn, May 31st, 2021