Three children were dead and five lost consciousness after eating poisonous sweets in Hafizabad, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Tuesday.
According to details, the condition of eight children deteriorated after some unidentified persons fed poisonous food to them in the Qila Sahib Singh area of Hafizabad.
The affected children were immediately shifted to District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital, where three children died during treatment. The deceased were identified as Danish, Shamoun, and David.
An emergency has been declared at the hospital, while district administration personnel, police, and rescue teams reached the spot and cordoned off the area.
Police registered a case against the rickshaw driver and started an investigation.
Reporter: Miaz Mazhar