{
  "id": 8046250,
  "title": "Two siblings’ bodies recovered in Mirpur canal, search for third child called off",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/two-siblings-bodies-recovered-in-mirpur-canal-search-for-third-child",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T15:02:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2030629/two-siblings-bodies-recovered-in-mirpur-canal-search-for-third-child-called-off"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Thursday, the bodies of two siblings were recovered from the Khari Sharif canal in Mirpur, Jhelum, after their father allegedly threw them into the water. Rescue divers searched for the third child's body, but abandoned the operation without finding him. Mirpur District Emergency Officer Sardar Najam Sadozai confirmed the recovery of the siblings' bodies, while the search for the third child was called off. The Khari Sharif canal, originating from the Jhelum River, lies at the border between Azad Jammu and Kashmir's Mirpur and Punjab's Jhelum district.\n\nPolice arrested the suspect, a man allegedly addicted to drugs and estranged from his wife, who had been residing at her parents' home. The suspect confessed to the crime after his wife alerted the authorities about the children's disappearance. According to DPO Shafiq Chaudhry, the suspect had promised his wife he would return with the children after a day trip to Pir Bhechan Darbar. However, once the children were handed over to him, he disappeared, leaving the mother and her brother deeply concerned. Despite searching the area, they were unable to locate the children. The police registered a first information report (FIR) under Section 363 of the Pakistan Penal Code.",
  "summary": "JHELUM: The bodies of two siblings, who were allegedly thrown into a canal by their father in Mirpur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, were recovered on Thursday, while the rescue operation for the third child was abandoned without recovering his body, a rescue official said. Mirpur District Emergency Officer (DEO) Sardar Najam Sadozai said that Rescue-1122 divers were conducting an operation to recover…",
  "key_points": [
    "Bodies of two siblings recovered from Khari Sharif canal",
    "Search for third child called off without finding him",
    "Suspect arrested, confessed to crime after children's disappearance"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "Two siblings’ bodies recovered in Mirpur canal, search for third child called off",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/two-siblings-bodies-recovered-in-mirpur-canal-search-for-third-child-8047993",
        "published": "2026-09-17T15:02:34.000Z"
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  },
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  "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."
}