MUZAFFARGARH: The Alipur additional district and sessions court judge has sentenced a man to death and imposed a fine of Rs50,000 for committing murder, after what police described as a well-executed prosecution by the Seetpur police station team.

According to details, the Seetpur police arrested accused Hussain after he killed Khalid.

A case was registered against him, and strong evidence was presented in the court.

The additional district sessions court judge handed down the death penalty to Hussain.

DEATH ESCAPED: A labourer narrowly escaped death when a well wall collapsed while he was digging in Shehr Sultan, a suburb of Muzaffargarh.

The worker, identified as Naeem, was trapped under the mud but was safely rescued by emergency responders.

He was shifted to the THQ hospital for medical treatment.

Published in Dawn, November 30th, 2024

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