{
  "id": 15116339,
  "title": "Bodies of two youths buried under collapsed well retrieved in Sahiwal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/bodies-of-two-youths-buried-under-collapsed-well-retrieved-in-sahiwal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T04:05:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2037664/bodies-of-two-youths-buried-under-collapsed-well-retrieved-in-sahiwal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two cousins, Munir and Ramzan, were found buried under a collapsed well in Mohar Singh village in Arifwala tehsil, Sahiwal. The tragedy occurred after they spent 23 hours trying to remove sand from the abandoned well to use it for their house construction. Rescue 1122 deployed three heavy cranes, a dozen personnel, and three vehicles to the site due to the unstable sand bed. Local villagers and officials, including Deputy Commissioner Asif Raza and Assistant Commissioner Sobia Falik, assisted in the rescue operation. Munir's body was recovered after seven hours, but Ramzan's body was found after 23 hours. The bodies were returned to their families. Meanwhile, the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) arrested a sub-inspector for allegedly demanding Rs50,000 from a complainant to arrest an accused in a case registered at the Farid Nagar police station. Advocate Muhammad Sarmad reported the incident to ACE Pakpattan Circle Officer Kashif Hashimi, leading to the arrest and subsequent case registration.",
  "summary": "SAHIWAL: Locals and rescuers retrieved the bodies of two cousins who were buried while digging sand out of an old well after 23 hours in Mohar Singh village in Arifwala tehsil on Thursday afternoon. According to Rescue 1122, three heavy cranes, a dozen personnel, and three vehicles were deployed as the unstable sand bed made it difficult to position heavy machinery securely at the site. Deputy…",
  "key_points": [
    "Two cousins, Munir and Ramzan, buried under collapsed well in Sahiwal",
    "Rescued after 23 hours, bodies returned to families",
    "Anti-Corruption Establishment arrests sub-inspector for extortion"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}