17 students dead, 13 injured as boat capsizes in northwest Pakistan
Peshawar, Jan 29 (PTI) At least 17 students of a religious seminary died on Sunday when their boat capsized in a lake in northwest Pakistan, according to officials.
The students, aged between seven and 14 years, of Madrassa Mirbash Khel were on an excursion trip when their boat capsized in the Tanda Dam lake in Kohat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, officials said.
The rescue workers have recovered 17 bodies, they said.
