Toddler drowns in uncovered drain in Ittehad Town

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KARACHI: A four-year-old boy drowned in an open drain in Ittehad Town on Thursday, police said.

Area SHO Ghulam Asghar said the boy was playing in a street in Qaimkhani Colony when he fell in the uncovered drain.

He said that area people recovered the body on a self-help basis. The corpse was taken to the Civil Hospital Karachi for medico-legal formalities.

The deceased was identified as Paiman Rehmat Shah.

Published in Dawn, October 16th, 2026

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