In Khairpur, Sindh, a tragic incident occurred when six children died after drinking contaminated milk with poison. The affected children, from the village of Habib Brohi near Pir Jo Goth, experienced severe health declines following consumption of the tainted milk.

Initially, ten children were hospitalized, with two dying upon arrival and eight in critical condition. By the next day, four more children had succumbed, all from the same family.

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The deceased have been identified as Dilbar Ghulam Asghar, Fahmida Ganj, Baby Sonia, and others, while Maryam Hajani, Manzoor, and Muhammad Bakhsh remain critically ill.

The victims’ families are mourning and accusing the local hospital of negligence due to staff shortages and inadequate facilities, which they believe exacerbated the situation.

They also claim that delays caused by heavy rains worsened the children’s conditions. The hospital confirmed the deaths were due to poisoned milk and is conducting tests to identify the poison.