Mason electrocuted

Published June 23, 2026 Updated June 23, 2026 07:08am

GUJRAT: A 36-year-old mason was electrocuted after his hand touched a high transmission electricity wire while doing the construction work at a house in Jattuwakal locality along the old GT road on Monday.

Rescue 1122 officials said Muhammad Asif of Pindi Bhattian, Hafizabad district, was busy in building a washroom in an under-construction house when his hand got touched with the high voltage wire passing through the house due to which the mason got electrocuted.

Published in Dawn, June 23rd , 2026

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