Five children found dead in Gujrat home

GUJRAT: Five children have been found dead in a house near Bakra Mandi in Gujrat, ARY News reported citing rescue officials.

According to rescue officials, the bodies of the deceased siblings, aged between 6 and 13, have been transferred to the hospital.

The children’s mother reported that the children had been burning coal inside the room, which may have led to the tragic incident.

The deceased five children have been identified as 13-year-old Laiba, 11-year-old Hashim, and 10-year-old Hadi, along with 6-year-old Hanan and 6-year-old Salim Fayyaz. The cause of death appears to be related to the inhalation of toxic fumes from the coal.

Authorities are investigating the incident further.

On December 19, a shocking incident unearthed in Nawabshah where a mother brutally killed her two children by slitting their throats. The tragic event occurred in the jurisdiction of Airport Police Station.

According to reports, the mother, identified as Komal Sheikh, was taken into custody. During initial interrogation, the mother confessed to the crime, admitting that she had killed her children with a knife in separate rooms.

When questioned about her motive for committing the heinous act, the suspect remained silent and refused to provide any explanation.

Police and rescue teams arrived at the scene after receiving information about the incident. The bodies of the children were shifted to the hospital for post-mortem examination.

The police recovered the murder weapon and are conducting further investigations into the matter.

An incident of same intensity happened back in August 2024, when a mother in Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killed herself after murdering her two minor children.

As per details, the dreadful incident took place in Mona Khel area, where a mother named Moona, shot dead her two children and later committed suicide over a domestic dispute.

The deceased children were identified as Zain, 2-year-old and Rabia, 4, the police said.