8-year-old mauled to death by dogs in Punjab's Bhakkar

BHAKKAR: In a tragic incident, an eight-year-old boy was mauled to death by ferocious dogs in Punjab’s Bhakkar district on Wednesday.

The incident took place in the city’s suburban area of Barkatwala.

Eight-year-old Abdul Razzaq was returning home from his school when a pack of savage dogs assaulted him, leaving him severely injured.

According to sources at the hospital where he was shifted, the victim died of dog bites on the spot.

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Last month, a 12-year-old boy died after being bitten by dogs in Punjab’s Dera Ghazi Khan (DG Khan) district which is also the home town of Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar.

The seven-grade student, Mubashir, was attacked by six stary dogs at a school in DG Khan.

The boy was rushed to DHQ hospital by locals on a motorcycle where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival.