Two girls drown in Dera Murad Jamali

Published April 25, 2026 Updated April 25, 2026 05:30am

DERA MURAD JAMALI: Two girls drowned in a water pond in the Dera Murad Jamali area on Friday.

Police said that 12-year-old Saira Bibi and 8-year-old Rizwana had come to Dera Allahyar from Karachi and Thul along with their parents to attend a relative’s funeral. They suddenly went missing, after which the family informed the police.

Police and family members launched a search for the girls. After about two hours, their bodies were found in a water pond near Bhangar Colony, where they had apparently drowned. Rescue teams recovered the bodies and shifted them to the district hospital.

Published in Dawn, April 25th, 2026

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