ISLAMABAD: Two children who were missing since Tuesday were found dead in a nullah on Wednesday, police said.

They were identified as Fazal Qadeer, 9 and Abu Bakar, 10. A passerby spotted the bodies and informed the police who then shif ted them to the hospital.

After identification, their families were traced and informed about the incident, police said, adding that the families told police that the children had been missing since Tuesday. The families submitted to the police a written statement saying that both children drowned while bathing in the nullah.-Staf f Reporter