KOHAT: A senior official on Wednesday said that a total of 51 students and the sailor had been killed in the boat capsize tragedy in Tanda Dam.
Talking to reporters, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Secretary Shehzad Bangash said that 56 students of Madrasa Jamiatul Arabiatul Islamia and the sailor were on board when the boat overturned in the deep water of Tanda Lake.
He said that five students were rescued in the operation launched by the Rescue 1122, police and army while 51 bodies had been fished out from the dam during the past three days.
He said that a search operation for the one missing child was still going on.
The CS said that Kohat and Peshawar incidents were heart wrenching and people from all walks of life should make joint efforts to avert such tragedies.
On the first day, 11 students had died after drowning while the remaining
had gone missing when a boat carrying over 57 children of Madrassa Jamia Tul Arabia Al Islamia, located in Mirbashkhel area, capsized in Tanda Dam in Kohat on Sunday last.
A student can be seen during a graduation ceremony. — UnsplashLAHORE: Punjab University has awarded PhD degrees to...
Advisor to the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Zakat, Ushar, Social Welfare, and Women’s Development,...
Hundreds of farmers of Pakistan Kissan Ittehad staged a demonstration in Multan and set fire to wheat stalks in...
DPO Rashid Hidayat. — Facebook/ILovePunjabPoliceJHANG: DPO Rashid Hidayat has said that providing protection to the...
South Punjab Additional Chief Secretary Hashim Rabbani chairing a meeting on May 9, 2024. —...
Parliamentary Leader of the Pakistan People’s Party and Senator Sherry Rehman gestures during a meeting. — Radio...