Zahid was studying at a local madrasa and was the eldest of three brothers and two sisters.
Body of missing teenager recovered from water pipe in Karachi. PHOTO: EXPRESS
KARACHI:
The body of a 12-year-old boy, who went missing after falling into a water pipe two days ago, was recovered in the Saadi Town area on Sunday morning, Rescue 1122 reported.
According to a Rescue 1122 spokesperson, the victim, identified as Zahid, fell into the water pipe in Sachal Ghazi Goth on Friday. A rescue operation was underway for two days before the body was finally located and taken to a morgue.
He said Zahid was a student at a local madrasa and was the eldest of three brothers and two sisters. His father is a worker and the family is originally from Loralai, Balochistan.
The water line, commonly known as Saadi City Canal, belongs to Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC). Preliminary information suggested that Zahid may have accidentally fallen into the line while playing nearby.
Residents said similar incidents had occurred at the location in the past, with no apparent safety measures taken by the relevant authorities.
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In early December 2025, Karachi Municipal Corporation (KMC) rescue teams recovered the body of three-year-old Ibrahim, who fell into a culvert near Nipa Chowrangi, near Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, after 15 hours of searching. The boy’s body had traveled almost half a kilometer downstream.
The culvert was located directly in front of a department store, a two-by-two-foot open gutter with no protective cover or barrier to pedestrians.
