HARIPUR: Two friends drowned in Khanpur lake here while trying to rescue some friends, the police and rescue sources said here on Monday.

The incident occurred near Bhamala village some 7 kms from Khanpur city. Police and rescue workers quoted eyewitnesses as saying that some friends from Islamabad were on a picnic at Khanpur lake near Bhamala stupa.

When they started bathing, according to witnesses,one of them slipped into deep water and two of his friends jumped into the water to rescue him.

The local divers rushed to the scene and rescued one of the three friends but the other two drowned. The bodies of the two friends were also recovered, who ventured into the deep water to rescue their friend. The dead were identified as Moheed, 26, and Ejaz Ahmed, 25, residents of Ramzania Colony, Islamabad.

Published in Dawn, June 2nd, 2026