Three brothers die within space of 30 minutes

LAHORE: A heart-wrenching incident occurred in Ilyas Colony area of Gujranwala on Friday where three real brothers died in the space of 30 minutes.

Zahid Ali, 35, committed suicide on Friday for unknown reasons by shooting himself, a statement from the Saddar police station said. He was a welder by profession and left behind a daughter.

Abbas Ali, 40, became unwell following the news of his younger brother’s suicide and was being moved to the hospital when he suffered a heart attack and passed away en route.

As the two brothers’ bodies were brought back to their residence, Saddam Ali, 28, the third and youngest brother, also suffered a stroke and died.

The tragic news put the entire neighbourhood in mourning as the bereaved family prepared for three funerals.