KARACHI: The body of an 11-year-old boy, who drowned while swimming in a major water line in Scheme 33, was recovered on the third day of the search operation, officials said.

The boy, Zahid Mohammed Khan, was swept away around 2pm on Friday while swimming in the Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC)’s line near Al-Azhar Garden.

With the help of the district administration, rescuers had resumed their search efforts on Saturday at two separate locations, near Samama Shopping Mall and Continental Bakery in Gulistan-i-Jauhar.

Rescue-1122 spokesperson Hassaan Ul Haseeb Khan said the body was recovered from near the Samama Shopping Mall, where the KWSC had installed iron grill to prevent flow of heavy objects.

Published in Dawn, April 27th, 2026