Karachi child dies after eating poisonous sweets placed to kill dogs

A two-year-old child died on Monday night in Karachi’s Korangi Town after swallowing poisonous sweets left by local authorities to kill stray dogs in the area.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Korangi has confirmed the incident, saying, “One of the children breathed his last while being shifted to a hospital while five others are said to be in a critical situation.”

As per the statement of the deceased’s father, his son picked up sweets from a motorbike placed in the local area. “It belonged to a local government employee,” he added.

Karachi Administrator Murtaza Wahab has taken notice of the death and instructed the police to conduct an investigation.

On November 13, the Islamabad High Court during a hearing against “brutally murdering” and “poisoning” of stray dogs in Islamabad, questioned the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Islamabad Wildlife and Management.