<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>At least 10 children were killed on Sunday when a boat carrying religious school students capsized in the Tanda dam in northwest Pakistan, officials said, as rescue efforts continued.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Another six were injured and had been taken to hospital, according to Furqan Khan, the deputy commissioner of Kohat district in northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province where the accident took place.</div><div><br></div><div>The victims were young students at a nearby religious school, Khan said. More students were missing, said the officials who did not provide details on how many.</div><div><br></div><div>The students who had died were aged between seven and 12 years, according to a list shared with Reuters by the district's commissioner.</div><div><br></div><div>Khan said there had been incidents in the past and police had closed the dam for recreational trips.</div><div><br></div><div>Video footage by local broadcasters and on social media showed rescuers in the water.</div><div><br></div><div>The accident came the same day as a bus accident in southern Pakistan that killed more than 40 people. - zawya</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>