Tainted liquor kills 10 wedding guests in Jhelum
Amongst those who have died were guests attending a wedding celebration last night.
JHELUM (Dunya News) - At least ten people died and two are in critical condition after consuming toxic alcohol in Punjab’s Jhelum district.
Reportedly, condition of twelve wedding guests deteriorated after consuming tainted alcohol in Jhelum’s Christian Colony area. Eight of them died at the district hospital and two reportedly expired at a hospital in Rawalpindi.
Christian Colony area is notorious for production of alcohol. The liquor produced in this area is sold widely within Jhelum district.
In March this year, 40 people, mostly from the Hindu Kohli community, were killed and dozens were taken to hospital in Karachi after drinking tainted liquor days ahead of Holi festival, which marks the beginning of spring.
Non-Muslims make up only about three percent of the 190 million population of Pakistan.
In 2014, 23 people, mostly young Muslims, died and 22 were admitted to hospital after they consumed home-made toxic liquor in different parts of Karachi during the Eid holidays.
