TAXILA: Two people drowned in the Indus River near Attock as they were on a picnic with their family on Monday.
The deceased was identified as 27-year-old Rashid Hussain. He dived into the river for swimming but started drowning.
Seeing him in trouble, his relative Sher Afzal jumped into the water to rescue him but his effort could not prove successful and he also drowned along with his cousin.
Later, Rescue 1122 retrieved their bodies and handed them over to the family.
Published in Dawn, July 19th, 2022
