Boy dies in rivals’ shootout

LAHORE

A 16-year-old youth was killed in a shootout between two groups in Baghbanpura over a property issue on Sunday.

The victim was identified as Azhar, a passerby. Police said that two groups opened firing on each other over a property issue in Ahmad Town, Baghbanpura, when victim Azhar came under firing and received fatal wounds. He was rushed to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wounds. Police shifted the body to morgue for autopsy. However, no case was registered till the filing of the report.

Man dies: A 40-year-old man died after his motorcycle collided with a speeding bike near Barki on Sunday.

He was identified as Younas, while the other bike rider identified as Rizwan was admitted to a local hospital where his condition was said to be critical. It was reported that Younas was riding a bike when another bike driven by Rizwan crashed into him, as a result both received injuries. They were rushed to a local hospital where Younas dies.

Mock drill: Law enforcement agencies conducted a mock drill at Camp Jail Ferozpur Road on Sunday.

The purpose of the drill was to check responses and preparedness of the security forces in the event of emergency. Camp Jail security officials, CTD, Elite Force, Quick Response Force, Bomb Disposal Squad, Civil Defence, Rescue 1122 and a medical team participated in the mock drill. The mock exercise begun right after the siren was set off and rescue teams were called in to meet an untoward situation.

Kite flying: Despite a ban on kite-flying in the provincial capital, partial violation of the law was witnessed in the densely populated area of Mughalpura on Sunday.

Enthusiasts of the sport were found flying  kites in various parts of the Mughalpura police station. However, no action was taken against the violators till the filing of this report.

Urban Search and Rescue: Director General Emergency Services Academy Recue 1122 handed over Rescue 1122 team consisting of 20 officials from all over the Punjab to Pakistan Army specialists of Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) for capacity building of rescue  as master trainer in the field of Urban Search and Rescue.

The rescue team included nine officials from Emergency Services Academy, 9 Station Coordinators from nine divisional Headquarters, one officer from Lahore and one from Rawalpindi. The trained teams of master trainers by USAR specialists of Pakistan Army will further impart training to the Divisional Urban Search and Rescue Teams at Emergency Services Academy, Lahore.

Speaking on the opening ceremony of the Urban Search and Rescue Course Director General Emergency Services Academy (ESA) Brig (R) Amir Hamza welcomed all team members of Rescue 1122 on Sunday morning and briefed about the importance of Urban Search and Rescue training with reference to increasing number of complex emergencies and responsibility of Rescue Service as first response organization. He said it was the need of the hour to have specialized emergency equipment and special units specifically trained in management of complex emergencies, structure collapses and earthquakes etc

He emphasized to observe discipline, follow guidelines of trainers and utilize maximum time to get mastery on Urban Search and Rescue Skills and techniques as USAR training would be integral part of Rescue training course so all master trainers should work hard to get command over the subject for further quality training of Divisional USAR Units at Emergency Services Academy.

He also requested the training coordinator /specialist of Pakistan Army to train rescue trainers in a way that they could further impart USAR training to dedicated Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams selected for Divisional Headquarters Rawalpindi and Lahore soon after the completion of training of master trainers.