At least eleven people including a bridegroom drowned Sunday when a rescue boat carrying a wedding party capsized in central Pakistan, officials said, with the death toll expected to rise.
The boat went down in rough waters in the Muzaffargarh district of central Punjab province, they added.
Shaukat Ali, a senior government official told AFP: "Eleven people have died and 22 have been rescued. Rescuers are searching for more people missing in the water."