Tragic accident: One dead as gas fills well

ATTOCK: A man died and three others fell unconscious after poisonous gas filled a well in village Ababkar in Hazro tehsil of Attock. According to the details, four people were digging a deep well when a poisonous gas pocket burst and left them unconscious. Villagers retrieved the people and transported them to the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital where doctors pronounced Ansar Khan dead, while Safdar Khan, Sajawal Khan and Aurangzeb were admitted in critical condition. Meanwhile, a man killed his wife over a domestic issue in village Formali. The police identified the accused as Omer Muhammad, a resident of Swat. In another incident in Hasanabdal, assailants killed a young man and set his body on fire. The identity of the deceased, who was reported to be in his early twenties, could not be ascertained. The police registered separate cases and investigations are underway.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 29^th, 2013.