FAISALABAD, Sept 21: The Anti-Narcotics Force caught a Nigerian woman and recovered nine kilograms of heroin from her possession here on Monday night. flight to Dubai. They recovered the contraband during the search of her luggage. Further investigations are on.

SUICIDE: A old man allegedly committed suicide in Chak 1 JB in the limits of Nishatabad police on Tuesday. Police said Hashmat, 60, was mentally sick. He hanged himself with a rope tied to a tree in the village.

SENTENCED: The additional district and sessions judge handed down 28 years' rigorous imprisonment and Rs100,000 fine to two brothers for killing two persons while acquitted their brother, father and a nephew by giving them the benefit of the doubt on Tuesday.

According to prosecution, Iqbal and Ashraf with the help of their third brother, father and nephew gunned down Ashraf and his gunman James Masih on May 9, 2003, over a financial dispute. The court acquitted Aslam, Nawaz and Mazhar. Iqbal and Ashraf would have to undergo six months' imprisonment in case of default.

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