Rescue team restored the body of a retired colonel Thursday, which was missing since his car was swept away by Rainwaters and slipped into a drain in Rawal Pindi last week. The search for his daughter, who was with him at the time, continues.
The incident took place when the danger and daughter’s car were driven away by the rapidly moving waters of a seasonal power connecting sector 4 and phase 7 in a private housing community in Islamabad.
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Eyewitnesses reported to see both signaling for help, but due to the heavy water flow they could not be saved.
A joint rescue operation involving the Pakistani army, PDMA (Provincial Disaster Management Authority), Rescue 1122 and other agencies began immediately after the car was swept away.
Despite relentless efforts throughout Tuesday and Wednesday, the operation was not successful in finding the missing father and daughter.
The search resumed early on Thursday with renewed hope of finding them.
At Thursday afternoon, the rescue team restored the vehicle’s door and bonnet under the Soan River Bridge, which spans the drain where the car was assumed to have passed.
Excavations have focused on the deeper sections of the river, and officials have expressed optimism now that the water level has disappeared.
Rescue 1122 confirmed that Colonel (Retired) Qazi Ishaq’s body was found under the bridge connecting the Housing Society’s sector 4 and phase 7.
The search for his daughter continues with recovery teams that still focus on the surrounding areas.
Meanwhile, Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), rain, wind and thunderstorms are expected in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad, Punjab, Gilgit-Baltistan and Northeast Balochistan for the next twelve hours.
Heavy rain is probably in Upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pothohar region and the northeast Punjab, during this period added PMD, warned that these conditions could lead to local flooding and disturbance.
Meanwhile, PMD predicts hot and humid weather in the southern regions of the country.
Temperature readings this morning: Islamabad 25 ° C, Lahore 28 ° C, Karachi 30 ° C, Peshawar 27 ° C, Quetta and Gilgit 26 ° C, Murree 15 ° C, Muzaffarabad 24 ° C.
