The reported tragedy took place in the village of Jhanpur, near Mirpur Mathelo. -Reuters File Photo

GHOTKI: Four minor boys were drowned while bathing in an irrigation canal in Ghotki district on Friday evening.

Reports from village Jhanpur, near Mirpur Mathelo, four minor boys including two brothers Muzmil Hussain Malhan and Zameer Ahmed Malhan and two of their cousins Abid Hussain Malhan and Abdul Karim were drowned in Qazi waha, an irrigation distributary, while they were bathing.

Abid Hussain, the eldest of the victims, tried to save the drowning boys but he was also swept away by the strong currents.

The bodies of the boys, after being recovered, were handed over to relatives, police officials informed the local media representatives.

Opinion

Editorial

Impending slaughter
Updated 07 May, 2024

Impending slaughter

Seven months into the slaughter, there are no signs of hope.
Wheat investigation
07 May, 2024

Wheat investigation

THE Shehbaz Sharif government is in a sort of Catch-22 situation regarding the alleged wheat import scandal. It is...
Naila’s feat
07 May, 2024

Naila’s feat

IN an inspirational message from the base camp of Nepal’s Mount Makalu, Pakistani mountaineer Naila Kiani stressed...
Plugging the gap
06 May, 2024

Plugging the gap

IN Pakistan, bias begins at birth for the girl child as discriminatory norms, orthodox attitudes and poverty impede...
Terrains of dread
Updated 06 May, 2024

Terrains of dread

Restored faith in the police is unachievable without political commitment and interprovincial support.
Appointment rules
Updated 06 May, 2024

Appointment rules

If the judiciary had the power to self-regulate, it ought to have exercised it instead of involving the legislature.