Another child drowns in the canal
Farhan Ali had come to Lahore from Faisalabad with his family to spend his summer vacation.
A water rescue team looked for Ali but could not find the body and had to stop when the sun set. PHOTO: SHAHBAZ MALIK/EXPRESS
LAHORE:
A six-year old boy drowned in the Canal on Monday.
Farhan Ali, a student of grade one, had come to Lahore from Faisalabad with his family to spend his summer vacation.
The family went for a picnic near the FC College underpass on Monday. Ali went to play with other children next to the Canal. He accidently fell into the canal and drowned.
Arif Alvi, the boy’s father, told The Express Tribune that the picnic had been Ali’s idea, “We didn’t want to go out in the blistering heat but Ali was so enthusiastic about it that we gave in.”
A water rescue team looked for Ali but could not find the body and had to stop when the sun set. Ichhra police registered a report of the incident.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 11th, 2013.
A six-year old boy drowned in the Canal on Monday.
Farhan Ali, a student of grade one, had come to Lahore from Faisalabad with his family to spend his summer vacation.
The family went for a picnic near the FC College underpass on Monday. Ali went to play with other children next to the Canal. He accidently fell into the canal and drowned.
Arif Alvi, the boy’s father, told The Express Tribune that the picnic had been Ali’s idea, “We didn’t want to go out in the blistering heat but Ali was so enthusiastic about it that we gave in.”
A water rescue team looked for Ali but could not find the body and had to stop when the sun set. Ichhra police registered a report of the incident.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 11th, 2013.