Multan: The body of an elderly man was recovered from his house in Ward No.6 of Chowk Azam after neighbors alerted Rescue 1122 about a foul smell emanating from the premises,officials said on Sunday.
According to Rescue 1122,an ambulance and a motorbike ambulance service were dispatched to the house after receiving the call.
The deceased was identified as Muhammad Siddique.
Rescue officials said the body appeared to have been lying inside the house for nearly five days.
Family members told rescuers that Siddique had been living separately from his relatives for more than 10 years and had been battling cancer.Police were informed and reached the scene.
However,in the presence of police,the relatives declined to have the body shifted to the Tehsil Headquarters (THQ) Hospital.