Three cops drown as boat capsizes in Indus River“We still don’t know the actual number of devotees who were in that [sunken] boat,” Thatta Deputy Commissioner Mirza Nasir Beg told reporters. According to Allah Dino Mallah, a local boatman, the ill-fated boat had a capacity of between 40 and 50 people at the most. There were no lifeguards, boat fitness checks, or checks on the number of passengers, they added. The deceased identified so far include Abu Bakar Jokhio, Muhammad Ali Khaskheli, Ahmed Khan Lashari, Waziran Jokhio, Karamunnisa Jokhio, Shabana Panhwar, Maqsood Jokhio, Shahnaz Jokhio, Yasmeen Jokhio, Lalan Panhwar, Hajra Jokhio, Hanif Jokhio and Kareem Bux Jokhio. The children are Javeria Jokhio, 5; Dilawar Jokhio, 6; Yasir Jokhio, 4; and Nazia Panhwar, 2.

Source: The Express Tribune December 07, 2017 10:04 UTC