KHAIRPUR, Sept 3: A man was killed and 12 others suffered injuries when a Mazda pickup taking back devotees from the shrine of Qalandar Lal Shahbaz to the Punjab overturned on Monday near Bago Bhutto village of Daharki taluka.

Syed Faryad Hussain Shah died on the spot while 12 others identified as Hamz Ali, Abdul Sattar, Farhan, Ghulam Ali, Asghar, Hyder, Shabbir, Illahi Bux, Ghulam Nabi, Shahzad, Zubair and Shahnawaz were removed to Sadiqabad and Rahimyar Khan hospitals.

In another accident, eight persons were seriously injured in a collision between a truck and a passenger bus. The Bannu-bound bus coming from Karachi collided with a truck near Gadeji on the National Highway.

The injured were identified as Munir Ahmed, Mohammad Murad, Arshad, Sohrab, Miandad, Fazal Akbar, Aftab and Faisal. The injured were admitted to the Ranipur Rural Health Centre.

KIDNAPPED: Four milkmen kidnapped late on Sunday night were released after an encounter.

Reports said that Abdul Wahab Phulpoto, Shoukat Phulpoto, Mohammad Akram Phulpoto and Nizamuddin Phulpoto were snatched when they were returning home to Qutbuddin Phulpoto after selling milk on Sunday night at Faiz Wah and Garhi Mori.

Police contingents from Priyaloi, Babarloi and other stations accompanied by relatives of kidnapped villagers surrounded the area. An exchange of fire took place between kidnappers and police in the jurisdiction of Faiz Mohammad Bindo police station and all the kidnapped persons were recovered, however the kidnappers managed to escape.

Opinion

Editorial

PTI in disarray
Updated 30 Nov, 2024

PTI in disarray

PTI’s protest plans came abruptly undone because key decisions were swayed by personal ambitions rather than political wisdom and restraint.
Tired tactics
30 Nov, 2024

Tired tactics

Matiullah's arrest appears to be a case of the state’s overzealous and misplaced application of the law.
Smog struggle
30 Nov, 2024

Smog struggle

AS smog continues to shroud parts of Pakistan, an Ipsos survey highlights the scope of this environmental hazard....
Solidarity with Palestine
Updated 29 Nov, 2024

Solidarity with Palestine

The wretched of the earth see in the Palestinian struggle against Israel a mirror of themselves.
Little relief for public
29 Nov, 2024

Little relief for public

INFLATION, the rate of increase in the prices of goods and services over a given period of time, has receded...
Right to education
29 Nov, 2024

Right to education

IT is troubling to learn that over 16,500 students of the University of Karachi (KU) have defaulted on fee payments...