An official of the municipal committee Hazro seals swings on the bank of Indus River in Attock Khurd on Saturday after an alarming increase in drowning cases was reported. Dawn
TAXILA: Five people drowned and two others went missing in Indus River in separate incidents in Attock, police and Rescue 1122 sources said.
In the first incident, two brothers, Adil and Suleman, residents of Haji Shah village, had gone to Attock Khurd for picnicking. While bathing in Indus River, they lost their balance and went missing in the waters. Till the filing of this report, they had not been found and were presumed dead.
কচুয়ার চাংপুর শিমুলতলী-বাইছারা সড়কের বেহাল দশা, ভোগান্তি চরমে
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ISLAMABAD: Due to the shortage of manpower and engagement of police and the district administration in maintaining peace, seven sub-sectors in the capital city could not be sealed.
Officials of the capital administration said the District Health Office had recommended sealing the seven areas due to an increase in the number of positive cases there. In response, the deputy commissioner office issued a notification to seal G-6/1, G-6/2, G-7/2, G-8/1, G-9/2, G-10/4 and G-11/3.
A senior officer of the administration told
Dawn on condition of anonymity that as per the notification the sub-sectors were to be sealed for 10 days at 8pm on April 13. But due to shortage of police officials, the areas are yet to be sealed, he added.