KARACHI: Two teenage friends died of electrocution in Old Golimar area. Local police said that 17-year-old Muzammil and 19-year-old Haris suffered electric shock near Sheerin Bakery within the remits of the Pak Colony police station. They said that the exact reason of the electrocution could not be determined immediately.

In Shah Latif Town, a 10-year-old boy died after one of the walls of his home collapsed. The police said that the deceased identified as Ismail Hazoor Bux was buried under rubble inside his home situated in Sector 17-A of Shah Latif Town.

Published in Dawn, July 8th, 2020

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