Narowal:Nine people were killed and six injured in six separate incidents after being struck by lightning in Narowal and Sheikhupra districts on Sunday. The incidents occurred after heavy rain coupled with a powerful thunderstorm hit the areas. A lightning incident occurred in Mauza Ratanpur of Changowali village, Narowal district, in which four people died and four other persons were injured including two children. They were shifted to a nearby public sector hospital where the condition of one victim is said critical.

In another incident of lightning that struck at Bhagatpura of Pasrur tehsil in which a youth identified as Hafiz Waqar aged 14 died on the spot. Her mother and aunty also suffered injuries. In a separate incident in Pasrur, a youth namely Kashif Ali aged 17 became the prey of lightning when he was working in the fields. A man at Lahore Road, Narowal became the victim of lightning during a powerful thunderstorm. Two people were killed when a flash of lightning struck them at Hafizabad Road Chak Shahpur in Sheikhupura district.

At least six people were sitting in a graveyard when lightning suddenly struck them. One person was killed at the spot while another died on the way to hospital, rescue sources said. The rescue team of Rescue 1122 shifted the seriously injured people to DHQ Hospital Sheikhupura. The deceased persons were identified as Muhammad Atif son of Muhammad Aslam aged 37 years and Muhammad Shafiq son of Muhammad Latif aged 45 years. In yet another incident, a man was injured after being struck by lightning at Ban Bajwa, near Pasrur tehsil.