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35 fishermen killed in Pakistan

A correspondent in Karachi

Thirty-five fishermen were killed when a fishing boat capsized during a storm in the Arabian Sea,.

The Al-Qadri II capsized last Monday, but the Fishermen Co-operative Society announced the accident only on Thursday.

An official of society, Haji Ghazanfar Ali Boota, said he could not confirm a report that the boat was carrying 37 fishermen and it capsized on Monday off Ormara.

The boat was returning with the day's catch.

Two fishermen were rescued by a small fishing boat.

Newspaper reports had said that Abdul Shakoor, 14, and Mohammad Farooq, 21, raised an alarm after swimming to shore on Monday night.

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