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  • At least 10 youngsters killed in Pakistan as boat capsizes

    10 youngsters have been killed when a ship carrying spiritual faculty college students capsized in northwest Pakistan.

    Peshawar,UPDATED: Jan 30, 2023 08:18 IST

    A ship carrying spiritual faculty college students capsized in northwest Pakistan (Representative picture)

    By Reuters: At least 10 youngsters have been killed on Sunday, January 29, when a ship carrying spiritual faculty college students capsized in northwest Pakistan, officers stated.

    Local media confirmed emergency providers conducting search and rescue operations within the water, whereas onlookers gathered on the lake’s shore.

    Around eight college students have been nonetheless lacking whereas seven injured had been taken to hospital, based on native officers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province the place the accident happened.

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    Kohat’s district commissioner Mahmood Aslam stated round 50 college students from an area spiritual faculty, had gathered close to Tanda lake for a picnic. Twenty-five had ventured out on the water – which was closed by authorities for leisure journeys – on a ship that capsized, he stated.

    The pupils who had died have been aged between seven and 12 years previous, based on a listing shared with Reuters by the commissioner.

    He stated Pakistani army divers have been serving to with the rescue and restoration efforts.

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    Jan 30, 2023