ISLAMABAD:Three minor sisters drowned in Eastern Sadiqia Canal near Minchinabad city of Bahawalnagar district on Monday, a private TV channel reported.
The drowned sisters were identified as Sidra 12, Rani Bibi 9 and Zarina 7.
According to the rescue sources, the three sisters accompanied by their mother Bilqis Bibi went to wash their clothes at the bank of Sadiqia canal when one sister namely Zarina fell into the canal. The other two sisters jumped into the canal to save the drowning sister. However, they could not survive.
The local people have recovered the dead body of Sidra from the canal. A rescue operation is underway to search for two other girls.