TOBA TEK SINGH: Another man who was burnt in a gas cylinder blast at Jhang about a week back succumbed to his injuries at hospital, taking the death toll of the incident to five.

Hafiz Ali was among 14 people who were burnt in the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder blast near Ayub Chowk on the Chiniot Road. Four persons had previously died in the incident.

In another incident on Monday, a youth allegedly killed himself at Gojra.

Ali Raza (18), the son of Khalid Pervez, a resident of the Government Low Income Housing Colony, hanged himself from a ceiling fan at his house over unknown reasons. Gojra City police shifted the body to the tehsil headquarters (THQ) hospital for autopsy.

In a robbery incident in Faisalabad, robbers shot two persons on resistance near Pipanwala Chowk on the Canal Road. Two motorcyclists intercepted Arsalan Tariq (19) and Abdul Rehman (20) to rob them at gunpoint but they offered resistance. At this, the suspects opened fire on them, leaving them wounded. Both the injured were shifted to the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital.

KASHMIRI WOMAN: The woman who allegedly was kidnapped from Khulana, a village in the locality of Chakothi police of the Hattian Bala district of Azad Kashmir, told the Toba police that she was 13-year-old when she was abducted in the earthquake of 2005.

Asia Bibi said one Ghulam Mustafa Kamhar had kidnapped her and brought her to Jhang. He kept her at his house for two years and later sold her to an aged man, Allah Yar, of village Shahpur. Allah Yar contracted a marriage with her and she faced a lot of mistreatment from him.

Earlier in her video on social media, Asia had disclosed the names of her father, mother and maternal uncle were Raja Bashir, Nasim Bibi and Raja Abdul Rehman, respectively. The video reached her family and they approached police for action.

District police spokesperson said Asia was staying temporarily at Darul Aman on the order of Pirmahal Magistrate Mudassar Maqsood and she would later hand over to Chakothi police.

OBITUARY: Former provincial minister and former Punjab PPP general secretary Amanullah Khan advocate died at the CMH in Lahore after a protracted illness. He was 85.

Khan had won the provincial assembly election thrice. Scores of people, including politicians and traders, attended his funeral prayers in his native village Chak 219-RB Mulwayyanwala, at Faisalabad.

QS RANKING: The QS World University Ranking has declared the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) as the 56th best university in the world in the subject of agriculture and forestry and 10th in Asia.

A spokesperson for the UAF claimed on Monday that the university had jumped 10 spots this year. He said according to last year’s QS ranking, the UAF was at 66th position in the world and 12th in Asia. He said the UAF is not only progressing in the international ranking but also excelling in solving farmers’ problems and community services.

The university has the distinction of having drafted a 10 year agricultural policy at the government level to address agricultural challenges while enabling prosperity and increased productivity.

Vice Chancellor Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan congratulated the faculty on this success expressed hope that in the future, this institution would continue to play its pivotal role in progressing and ensuring food security.

Published in Dawn, April 16th, 2024