TOBA TEK SINGH: A man, identified as Abid Hussain, 48, shot at and injured his two daughters, Noorul Ain, 23, and Eisha, 22, and his wife, Shagufta Bibi, 45, before taking his own life in Sheikhupura on Wednesday.

The daughters succumbed to their injuries at the scene, while the couple was shifted to the Sheikhupura DHQ hospital, where they also died from their injuries.

According to relatives, the couple had a history of domestic disputes.

encounter: Alleged gunman Ashraf was killed and constable Ali Cheema was injured in an encounter with Mansoorabad police on Sheikhupura Road, near Sabina Town, on Wednesday.

Police said a Dolphin Force team signalled the suspects to stop during a snap checking, but they opened fire, injuring Constable Cheema.

Police returned the fire, and when the firing stopped, they found Ashraf dead, while his two accomplices had fled.

Ashraf was a notorious criminal with a record at police stations in Faisalabad and Attock.

Police said he was hit by bullets fired by his own accomplices.

MURDERED: A youth, Asif, killed his friend Adnan by stabbing him with scissors in the abdomen at Gojra’s Dastgir Colony on Wednesday.

According to Gojra City police, Asif had consumed liquor and went to meet Adnan, with whom he quarrelled during a discussion.

Asif grabbed scissors from the table and repeatedly stabbed Adnan, critically injuring him. Adnan was shifted to THQ hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

RAPE: A man allegedly raped his 12-year-old daughter in a Gojra village on Wednesday.

The victim’s mother filed a complaint with Gojra Saddar police, stating that her husband raped their daughter while she was away from home.

Police are searching for the suspect.

ACCIDENT: An LPG tanker driver, Alam Khan, was burnt alive in a head-on collision between the tanker and a truck on Kabirwala-Jhang Road in Khanewal, near Adda Mari Sahu, on Wednesday.

The driver and conductor of the truck and the conductor of the tanker escaped, but the tanker driver was trapped and could not be rescued.

His remains were shifted to Kabirwala THQ hospital.

Published in Dawn, May 30th, 2024

Opinion

Accessing the RSF

Accessing the RSF

RSF can help catalyse private sector inves­tment encouraging investment flows, build upon institutional partnerships with MDBs, other financial institutions.

Editorial

Madressah oversight
Updated 19 Dec, 2024

Madressah oversight

Bill should be reconsidered and Directorate General of Religious Education, formed to oversee seminaries, should not be rolled back.
Kurram’s misery
19 Dec, 2024

Kurram’s misery

THE unfolding humanitarian crisis in Kurram district, particularly in Parachinar city, has reached alarming...
Hiking gas rates
19 Dec, 2024

Hiking gas rates

IMPLEMENTATION of a new Ogra recommendation to increase the gas prices by an average 8.7pc or Rs142.45 per mmBtu in...
Geopolitical games
Updated 18 Dec, 2024

Geopolitical games

While Assad may be gone — and not many are mourning the end of his brutal rule — Syria’s future does not look promising.
Polio’s toll
18 Dec, 2024

Polio’s toll

MONDAY’s attacks on polio workers in Karak and Bannu that martyred Constable Irfanullah and wounded two ...
Development expenditure
18 Dec, 2024

Development expenditure

PAKISTAN’S infrastructure development woes are wide and deep. The country must annually spend at least 10pc of its...