CHARSADDA: Two children were killed and one was seriously injured when boundary wall of a house fell on them in Khandari Dawlat Pura area here on Wednesday.

Reports said that the boundary wall of house of Yasir Ali Khan caved in, burying alive four-year-old Hejab, daughter of Yasir Ali, five-year-old Hamza, son of Tahsenullah, and Adan, another daughter of Yasir Ali.

The local residents rushed to the spot and retrieved bodies of Hejab and Hamza, while Adan Bibi was pulled out in injured condition. The injured was shifted to a hospital.

Published in Dawn, August 11th, 2022

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