Lineman electrocuted

Published March 14, 2026 Updated March 14, 2026 05:36am

OKARA: A Lesco lineman was electrocuted while working on an electric pole in the Haveli Lakha rural sub division (RS).

As per details, Hafiz Jahangir Ahmad was repairing an electric pole when he was injured due to an electric shock. Lesco crew and others present at the scene shifted him to the Haveli rural health centre, but he was pronounced dead by the on duty hospital staff.

Published in Dawn, March 14th, 2026

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