LAKKI MARWAT: A teenage boy drowned in a canal in Bakkakhel town of Bannu on Saturday.

The deceased was identified as Khial Ali. His body was retrieved from the canal.

An official said that the boy went into deep water while bathing in the canal. “A team of divers along with medical experts was dispatched to the area when the control room received information about the incident,” he claimed.

He said that the body was handed over to relatives after fulfilling legal formalities at district headquarters hospital.

Published in Dawn, April 28th, 2024

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