Four young girls from the same family tragically drowned while playing near a stream in Balochistan’s Dukki district, close to Quetta.
According to Levies officials, the incident occurred while the children had accompanied their parents to the riverside for laundry.
As the parents worked, the girls aged between five and eleven — were playing nearby when they accidentally slipped into the stream and were carried away by the current.
The community was left in shock and mourning, with an outpouring of condolences for the bereaved family. Rescue teams, assisted by local residents, launched an intensive search operation and recovered all four bodies the following day.
Authorities have ruled out foul play and are treating the incident as a tragic accident.