MUZAFFARGARH: Two children are presumed to have drowned in canals.

Zohaib, 11, slipped into the Muzaffargarh canal near Pul 88 while Ali Hassan went missing in the Jatoi Soni canal.

The local people contacted Rescue 1122 divers who have launched a search for them. Locals also joined the efforts to find the children.

Also, three people died in a road accident on Wednesday when two trucks collided head on.

Published in Dawn, June 24th, 2021

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