Five of family drown in Jhelum River.

SARGODHA -- Five members of a family drowned in Jhelum River in an attempt made to save the life a little boy here the other day.

A family had come to the bank of River Jhelum at Khushab to enjoy a picnic party. Suddenly, their boy identified as Asim (8) slipped into the water. Seeing that, his mother Gull Yasmin (40) and sisters, namely Kiran (26) Ateeqa (15) and Kinza (7) jumped into the river water to save the life of little Asim. But they also drowned in the river.

Rescuers reached the spot and fished out the dead bodies of three females including Gull Yasmin and her...

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