Pakistan liquor tragedy toll mounts to 25

The victims were mostly young people who had bought the liquor from local agents operating secretly in Multan in Punjab province, said doctor Shabbir Nasir of the city's Nishtar Hospital.

"Initial reports said the casualties were caused as the liquor contained methylated spirit which hit their kidneys and eyesight," he added.

Hospital chief Imran Rafiq told AFP by telephone: "At least 14 people died in Multan on Saturday."

Seven others died in Kot Addu, 100km west of Multan, and two each in the nearby towns of Alipur and Muzaffargarh, district police officer Hamid Mukhtar Gondal said.

In Kot Addu, where some friends had organised a party, five people died soon after drinking the contaminated liquor while two others died on their way to hospital, police said.