Boat capsize in northwest Pakistan results in death of ten children.

In northwest Pakistan on Sunday, ten kids died after their boat capsized, according to a local police official.

According to local police officer Mir Rauf, all of the bodies that have been pulled from the Tanda Dam lake near Kohat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province so far ranged in age from seven to fourteen.

Six of the 11 kids who were rescued from the water, according to Rauf, are in a critical condition. When the boat capsized, it was transporting between 25 and 30 students who were on a day trip from a nearby madrassa.

Rauf told AFP that a rescue effort was in progress.

In Pakistan, large numbers of people perish frequently when old, overloaded ships lose stability and toss passengers into the water.

Many people in the nation do not know how to swim, especially women who are deterred from learning because of traditional societal mores. Once they get wet, their full-coverage clothing becomes a burden for them as well.

18 women perished on the Indus River in Punjab province in July when a crowded boat transporting a wedding party across it collapsed.