Boat drowns in Tarbela Lake, six dead
The Inter-Services Public Relations on Wednesday stated that boat carrying 35 passengers capsized near Barag village, 9km upsteam of the Tarbela Dam.
According to the ISPR, civil administration sought assistance from the Pak Army for rescue operation.
Pak Army reported that 11 people were rescued whereas three were found dead. Search operation for the remaining victims of the Tarbela lake accident is still underway.
Assistant Commissioner Arab Gul said that the boat was carrying around 50 people onboard.
The video revealed that the mishap took place due to the fight between two out of eight cows crossing the lake on the boat.
The passenger, who went live on facebook, asked the people to recite Kalma and pray for the survival as the boat lost its balance.