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Pakistan man throws his five children in a canal due to poverty

| Updated: December 07, 2020 13:49:05


Pakistan man throws his five children in a canal due to poverty

A father facing acute financial problems threw his five children into the Jamber canal in Pattoki on Sunday, causing the death of two children while the other three went missing.

Citing rescue sources, The News International reported that the bodies of two children, one-year-old Ahmad and four-year-old Fiza were recovered from the BS Link Canal near Chakoki while the search operation for the remaining three is underway.

According to the police, the father, who was already frustrated with his poverty, had resorted to taking the extreme step after a heated argument with his wife.

A rescue operation is underway in the BS Link Canal to find the other remaining children which include three-year-old Tasha, five-year-old Zain, and seven-year-old Nadia, The News International reported.

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