Suicide: Man jumps into river along with kids

MULTAN: A poverty stricken man jumped into the river along with his two sons. Alleged relatives reached the river but the bodies have still not been recovered after a lapse of 24 hours. In Multan, near Shershah an unidentified man jumped into River Chenab along with his two children. Witnesses said the man was accompanied by two young children, one five and the other ten-years-old. Their bodies have not been recovered after a lapse of 24 hours. Ejaz, a resident of Pul Wasil, reached the incident site. His brother Ramzan and his two sons Ahmed and Umar have been missing.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 21^st, 2011.