Two young men drowned in a canal near Chatha Dad on Wednesday, plunging the local community into grief, rescue officials said.
According to Rescue 1122 sources, the victims were identified as Ahsan, son of Sikandar Hayat, and Muhammad Abdullah, both residents of Mohallah Sharifpura in Hafizabad. They had reportedly gone to the feeder canal to fetch water from a hand pump installed along the bank.
Eyewitnesses said that while at the site, the two…