TOBA TEK SINGH: At least 30 people, most of them Christians were killed and dozens others are still under treatment in different hospitals after consuming toxic liquor on Christmas Event, a police spokesperson said on Tuesday.
The incident happened in a Christian colony and Mubarakabad Basti in Toba Tek Singh when some residents brewed liquor on Christmas Eve and consumed it. The liquor, which turned out to be toxic, killed 30 people and seriously affected more than 50 others.
The affected persons are being treated at Faisalabad’s Allied Hospital.
Most of the deaths had occurred by late Monday night. Those killed by toxic liquor included two Muslims as well.
Meanwhile, authorities have formed an inquiry committee under DSP Atif Imran to probe the matter.
