Man drowns

Published September 23, 2006

ISLAMABAD, Sept 22: A man drowned in Soan River, while the local police found a body here on Friday. In the first incident, a labourer drowned in Soan River in Sihala Khurd area.

Fazal Rahim, 25, a resident of Dir, went to the river to take bath prior to Fajr prayers. However, he drowned after going into deep water.

The body was fished out and sent to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) for legal process.

Meanwhile, the Shahzad Town police found the body of a man lying near the shrine of Baba Botay Sain Shah.

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