The death toll due to consuming poisonous liquor has mounted to 23 as three more affected people expired in a hospital on Sunday.
Since last week dozens of people who consumed locally prepared toxic liquor in Warispura area of Faisalabad and were admitted to hospitals in critical condition.
The affected people belonged to the Christian community. Sources said the locally distilled ‘moonshine’ was methanol-tainted which led to the deaths.
Hospital sources said some of the sick were discharged after their stomachs were washed, however, many of them were yet critical.
