KHAIRPUR - Three kids drowned in Mirwah Canal in separate incidents on Saturday.
In the first incident, Saira Memon, 2, was playing near Gharhi bridge, when she slipped and fell into the canal. Her body was recovered by her parents after two hours of hectic struggle.
Separately, Karishma, 6, and 10-year-old Faraz Ali Shar drowned in Mirwah Canal near Buragary regulator. Their bodies were fished out after four hours of struggle. The bodies were brought to the civil hospital for autopsy and later handed over to the heirs.
Meanwhile, three youths said to be depressed over abject poverty attempted suicide here on Saturday.
Ghulam Sarwar, son of Abdul Karim Qureshi, swallowed poisonous liquid while Maula Bux and Naeem Ahmed of Wario Wahan village drank pesticide and feel unconscious. They were brought to the civil hospital in critical condition.