Three children lost their lives, and five others remain in critical condition after consuming allegedly poisonous sweets in Qila Sahib Singh in Hafizabad.
According to the First Information Report (FIR) filed by local police, all eight children fell seriously ill after ingesting the sweets and were immediately transported to the District Headquarters Hospital in Hafizabad on Monday evening.
The hospital’s statement confirmed that two children were received dead, one succumbed during treatment, and the remaining five were stabilized before being referred to the Children’s Hospital in Lahore for specialized care. A team of government doctors accompanied the patients to ensure continuous medical attention.
The FIR, lodged by Shahbaz Masih, names unidentified suspects and includes charges under Sections 302 (murder) and 337-J (administering poisonous substances) of the Pakistan Penal Code.
The deceased have been identified as 10-year-old Danish, seven-year-old David Shehzad, and eight-year-old Samson. The hospitalized children—Aatishna (10), Harry (8), Kailash (10), Shehroz (7), and Shalom (10)—are all residents of the same neighborhood and belong to the Christian community, which is now mourning this devastating loss.
