Some of the dead taken out were identified as Mir Bakhash (80), Muhammad Mohsin (11), son of Khizar, Azhar (25), son of Allah Wasaya, Mushtaq, son of Allah Wasaya, and Sakina Bibi (12), daughter of Shah Bakhash. Rescue sources said 27 persons, including women and children, had been recovered from the canal, and search for others was still under way. The canal has been closed from Taunsa Barrage, and it would take 12 hours for drainage of water from it completely.The devotees were going to Darbar Sakhi Sarwar from Choti Zaireen to attend the annual urs of Spiritual Saint. Overspeeding was stated to be the cause of accident.Rescuers said many people were still missing till filing of the report. They said depth of canal was 15-20 feet, and an area of over six kilometres was being searched. They said three seriously injured were shifted to DG Khan District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital: South Punjab Additional Chief Secretary Saqib Zafar expressed deep grief over the loss of precious lives in the tragic accident. He directed the DG Khan administration to complete the rescue operation soon and submit a report about the accident. At least fifteen persons who were close relatives of each other were drowned to death, 26 people were rescued while seven are still missing. Rescue teams including Army, 1122 and police divers are searching them in Dera Ghazi Khan. District Police officer said that 14 bodies have so far been recovered and we are confident that eight missing people have been died. Police said that 48 people mostly women and children were going to Sakhi Sarwar( Dera Ghazi Khan ) from the home village of former President of Pakistan Sardar Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari to attend annual urs .All of suddent tractor driver lost control on steering due to some technical fault and fell into the canal. They were travelling on the canalbank road.
