MULTAN: Five members of a family drowned in the River Chenab near Flood Adda Bosan Lood Dyke on Wednesday, Rescue 1122 officials said.Three people were taking bath in the river but later started quarrelling with each other. In the meantime, they drowned. Two other members of the family who were watching them also jumped into the river to rescue them but they also drowned.Talking to the News, Rescue 1122 official Dr Kalim said that a major drowning emergency had been reported in the River Chenab near Band Bosan. A caller informed Rescue 1122 that five members of a family drowned in the River Chenab while swimming, he told. He said that a rescue operation had been launched.Dr Kalim said that five members of the family, including Ruqia Bibi, 19, Shahzadi, 17, Farooq Ahmed, 18, Friya, 12, and Majid drowned in the River Chenab. He said that the family belonging to Multan had arrived to participate in a wheat harvest drive in Band Bosan. The drowned people were real brothers and sisters, he disclosed. Dr Kalim said that the rescue operation was in progress but the officials could not recover any body.
Cases against Shibli Faraz have been registered at Margalla, Tarnol, Aabpara, and Kohsar police stations
Court issued stay order restricting Election Tribunal from further action over Mughal’s petition
Petitioner had challenged results of the PP-182 constituency in Kasur
Main accused in case, Ghuffaran alias Haroon, has been sent to Lahore for DNA tests
Tribunal rules that the petitioner failed to provide adequate proof to support his claims of rigging
Cabinet Division issued a notification containing the complete list of holidays to be observed next year
