Summary The boat was enroute to Okara and capsized after a collision with container.
NANKANA SAHIB (Dunya News) – Rescue operation, which was stopped due to darkness last night, has been started again Saturday to find the missing passengers of ill-fated boat that capsized in River Ravi near Nankana Sahib on Friday.
Divers of Pakistan Army have also reached the incident spot to take part in the rescue operation on the instructions of Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa.
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Three people have died in the tragic incident and more than hundred are still missing. Fifty persons have been recovered so far.
The boat was enroute to Okara and capsized after a collision with container. A large number of people kept waiting on the bank of river for the recovery of their loved ones.
According to eyewitnesses, the accident took place due to the contractor who overloaded the boat with passengers as well as with motorcycles, and has been arrested as well along with sailor and nine others.
