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Published 17 May, 2021 06:41am

Woman, baby boy die in Dera wall collapse

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A woman and a baby boy died when a wall collapsed in Athog village of Kiri Khaisur area here on Sunday.

A police official said a mud wall of a house collapsed as people passed by it to attend a wedding ceremony in the locality.

The deceased were identified as Zafar Iqbal’s wife and Saad Farooq.

The locals pulled out the bodies from the rubble.

Separately, a young man drowned while taking a bath in Chashma Right Bank Canal in Jumma Sharif Head area of Gomal University police station limits.

A rescue official said divers were searching for the body.

Published in Dawn, May 17th, 2021

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