At least seven people died on Monday and over 25 were reported missing after a boat capsized in river Sutlej near Okara. Residents of the area initiated a rescue operation immediately after the incident. Seven bodies were recovered according to eyewitnesses.

Rescue services also launched an operation to find the missing passengers of the boat.

The boat was carrying more than 30 people at the time of the incident and rescue services fear the toll may rise.

The police maintained that the identities of the victims were not immediately known. The officials are investigating into the matter to find out the reason behind the unfortunate incident.

In July this year, at least four people had drowned and 15 were rescued after a boat carrying around 40 passengers capsized in Tarbela Lake in the Barg Dabderi area of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's Haripur district.

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