SUKKUR: Boy shot dead

Published May 23, 2002

SUKKUR, May 22: Three unidentified armed men shot dead a 12-year-old boy near Shikarpur Phatak here on Wednesday.

The gunmen was standing close to a Suzuki blocking its way. Rabnawaz (12), son of Nabi Bux Maher, cleaner of the Suzuki, blew horn constantly to persuade them to clear the way which irritated them. One of them took out a pistol and shot the boy dead.

They fled from the scene firing in the air.

Police have sent the boy’s body to his native village in Taluka Lakhi Ghulam Shah after the postmortem had been carried out.

Police are on the lookout of the killers and are sure they will be arrested soon.

Opinion

Editorial

Improved outlook
Updated 16 Apr, 2025

Improved outlook

Remittances have proved to be most crucial lifeline for Pakistan in recent years.
Water dispute
16 Apr, 2025

Water dispute

WITH a long, hot summer looming ahead, the last thing the country needs is two provinces fighting over water. Yet,...
A positive start
16 Apr, 2025

A positive start

FROM American threats of bombing Iran, things have taken a more positive turn as President Donald Trump’s emissary...
Iran slayings
Updated 15 Apr, 2025

Iran slayings

State authorities on both sides must investigate latest attack, while Tehran should locate perpetrators and bring them to justice.
AI in the courts
15 Apr, 2025

AI in the courts

SUPREME Court Justices Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi and Mansoor Ali Shah’s judgment on the use of AI in the judiciary landed...
Refusal crisis
15 Apr, 2025

Refusal crisis

PAKISTAN’S polio case count, with 105 days of the year lapsed so far, is in the single digits. But the question ...