KARACHI: As many as six children drowned to death while two others rescued in separate incidents in different districts of Sindh on Sunday.
Rescue sources said that the first incident took place in village Waris Ujan near Tando Masti Khan area of district Khairpur where six children while taking bath in pond of fish farm to beat scorching heat drown.
Four children died on the spot in the incident while two others were rescued by local people and shifted to hospital in critical condition.
In another incident in village Rani Vero near Diplo Town of district Tharparkar where two children while playing near a pond fell into it and drowned in the deep water.
Bodies of children drowned in both incidents were recovered and handed over to heirs.