Sadiqabad boat sinking

{{Short description|2022 boat sinking}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}

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|title = Baraati boat sinking in Indus River

|date = 18 July 2022

|time = 10:00 AM

|place = Near Machchka, Sadiqabad, Rahim Yar Khan District, Punjab, Pakistan

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|cause = Overcrowding

|reported deaths = 50

|reported missing = 24

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The Sadiqabad boat sinking took place on 18 July 2022 in Sadiqabad, Tehsil of Rahim Yar Khan District, Punjab.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-20 |title=Death toll from Pakistan wedding boat accident tops 50 |url=https://arab.news/z3v8y |access-date=2025-06-25 |website=Arab News |language=en}}{{Cite web |agency=IANS |date=2022-07-19 |title=Death toll in Pakistan boat tragedy touches 21 |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/world/death-toll-pakistan-boat-tragedy-touches-21-1503091379.html |access-date=2025-06-25 |website=The Statesman |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Report |first=Staff |date=2022-07-20 |title=Death toll from wedding boat accident near Sadiqabad tops 50 |url=https://minutemirror.com.pk/death-toll-from-wedding-boat-accident-near-sadiqabad-tops-50-52695/ |access-date=2025-06-25 |website=Minute Mirror |language=en-US}} A Baraati boat sank in the Indus River near Machchka. The death toll reached 50, including women and children, while 24 other people were unaccounted for. Around 75 people were aboard the boat. According to the district administration, the accident occurred due to overcrowding.{{cite web | url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2366884/death-toll-from-wedding-boat-accident-near-sadiqabad-tops-50 | title=Death toll from wedding boat accident tops 50 | date=20 July 2022 | access-date=20 July 2022 | archive-date=21 July 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220721010303/https://tribune.com.pk/story/2366884/death-toll-from-wedding-boat-accident-near-sadiqabad-tops-50 | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/7/18/several-killed-after-boat-capsizes-in-pakistan | title=At least 20 killed, 30 missing after boat capsizes in Pakistan | access-date=20 July 2022 | archive-date=19 July 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719185117/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/7/18/several-killed-after-boat-capsizes-in-pakistan | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=https://nation.com.pk/2022/07/20/ssg-commandos-join-search-operation-for-boat-tragedy-victim/ | title=SSG commandos join search operation for boat tragedy victim | access-date=20 July 2022 | archive-date=20 July 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720143559/https://nation.com.pk/2022/07/20/ssg-commandos-join-search-operation-for-boat-tragedy-victim/ | url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/boat-carrying-wedding-party-capsizes-in-pakistan-killing-20/2022/07/18/44430d7a-06a6-11ed-80b6-43f2bfcc6662_story.html |title=Boat carrying wedding party capsizes in Pakistan, killing 20 |date=2022-07-18 |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=The Washington Post |place=Washington, D.C. |issn=0190-8286 |oclc=1330888409 |access-date=20 July 2022 |archive-date=21 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220721010307/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/boat-carrying-wedding-party-capsizes-in-pakistan-killing-20/2022/07/18/44430d7a-06a6-11ed-80b6-43f2bfcc6662_story.html |url-status=live }}

According to the Deputy Commissioner, it was part of a wedding procession that included two boats, carrying more than 150 people. 35 passengers were rescued by the second boat. Several people were brought to safety by divers.{{cite web | url=https://nation.com.pk/2022/07/19/20-die-as-two-boats-carrying-wedding-party-capsize-in-indus-river/ | title=20 die as two boats carrying wedding party capsize in Indus River | access-date=20 July 2022 | archive-date=19 July 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719053043/https://nation.com.pk/2022/07/19/20-die-as-two-boats-carrying-wedding-party-capsize-in-indus-river/ | url-status=live }}