GADANI: At least seven   people  including women and children have drowned at Gaddani beach, Geo News reported on Friday.

Bodies of four women and a child have been recovered while search for tow more people is still on going, the TV channel reported.

According to preliminary reports, 17 people including  picnickers from  Karachi's Lyari  area were swept away by a sudden  current.

Lifeguards  managed to rescue 11 people  while search for  missing child is underway, Geo TV reported.

The Pakistan Navy has also dispatched its swimmers  and one of its helicopters to  take part in the search efforts.