Karachi (HRNW) The management of the Keenjhar Lake has temporarily closed down its boat service after 10 people of the same family from Karachi drowned in the lake earlier this week.
On Monday, 10 women and children from Karachi’s Mehmoodabad drowned after a wooden boat overturned in the Keenjhar Lake. There were a total of 14 passengers aboard when the boat overturned. Four people, the boat driver, and three women, have been rescued but are said to be in critical condition.
The driver, Abdul Jabbar, has been arrested for his negligence.
According to reports, every year hundreds of people visit the lake for picnics and to pay respect at the Noori Jam Tamachi tomb. Many of these people become victims of accidents. This is because of a lack of proper safety measures taken by the boat riders and the absence of a proper law or rules for the boat rides.
Keenjhar Boat Association member Rabnawaz said that the government never provides them any funds to improve the condition of the boats. “In 2003, a similar incident had taken place where 29 people had drowned after a boat had overturned,” he said.
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