Three children drowned in a canal in the Rahim Yar Khan district of South Punjab, 24NewsHD TV channel reported

According to sources, the tragedy took place in the Fatehpur Kamal area where three brothers – eight-year-old Abu Bakr, five-year-old Usman and three-year-old Muhammad Ali - drowned while playing near the canal.

The bodies of two brothers were recovered while the search for the third Usman is on. The incident left the locals in loom and gloom.