whereabouts of the accused through their cellphones. The police arrested the accused and shifted them to an undisclosed location for interrogation.
Remand of ex-SHO extended in Class X student killing case
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FAISALABAD Magistrate Muhammad Asif on Monday extended remand of former People’s Colony SHO Faryad Cheema for two days in a case of killing class 10 student Farhan and seriously injuring his friend Fahad in a fake encounter. They were taking snaps in Madina Town Park with a toy pistol when the SHO allegedly killed Farhan and injured Fahad in the fake encounter last month.
Policeman shot dead in Mardan
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MARDAN: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), Mardan registered a case against two miscreants for killing a police constable in the limits of Shahbaz Garhi Police Station last night, the police said. Constable Gul Habib told the CTD officials that last night they had received information about presence of a proclaimed offender Zubair at his house. He added that he along with Constable Sajid Hussain were coming back after conducting a raid when two unidentified gunmen fired at them. As a result, Constable Sajid Hussain died on the spot while he escaped unhurt in the attack. On June 24, unidentified militants had killed a head constable Shoaib Khan, who was performing duty at CTD Mardan.
Tribesmen shot dead in Ghallanai
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GHALLANAI: Unidentified persons shot dead two tribesmen in Prang Ghar tehsil, official sources said on Monday. The sources said that armed men shot dead two tribesmen Bilal and Ismail in Spinkai Salay in Prang Ghar. A few days back armed men killed one Rahid Khan in the same area. The locals expressed concern over the rising crime incidents. However, the political administration said that the area was not in its jurisdiction.
Police book two Afghan nationals
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MARDAN: The police have booked two Afghan nationals living illegally in the city and for gaining computerised national identity card (CNICs). According to City Police Station, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Taimur Khan arrested two Afghan nationals, Ameerullah and Imran, currently living near T.B Hospital in Baghdada. The police said that they had also recovered fake CNIC from them. They registered cases against them and started investigation.
Man kills father over property dispute
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CHAKWAL: A man shot dead his father over a property dispute in Khai village in the area of Kallar Kahar police station. Shehzad Allah Baksh exchanged harsh words with his father Nabi Baksh about a property dispute. In a fit of rage Shehzad took out his pistol and shot dead his father on the spot. His brother Mudassar Mehboob also sustained bullet injuries in the incident.
Baby recovered in two hours
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MUZAFFARGARH: Kot Addu police Monday recovered a four-year-old boy from the custody of kidnappers in two hours. Accused Rukhsana Begum and her husband Zameer Hussain Gurmani abducted Naeem Sadiq when he was playing outside his house in Shadi Khan Manda village. Naeem’s father informed police about the incident and the police arrested the kidnappers and recovered the boy in two hours.
Extortion case registered
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FAISALABAD: Factory Area police booked an unidentified man for demanding Rs 3 million extortion from a Hakeem. Nasim Ahmad, a Hakeem of Ayub Colony, reported to police that an unidentified man called him and demanded the extortion from him.
Nine workers injured in explosion
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GUJRANWALA: Nine workers were injured when explosives exploded in a melting metal scrap factory at Mafiwala on Monday. The workers were busy working when the explosion occurred. As a result, Waqas, Farooq, Ahmed Yar, Ali, Hamza, Shahid, Abdul Rehman, Asad and Irfan were injured and shifted to a hospital.
Man eletrocuted in Faisalabad
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FAISALABAD: A man was electrocuted at Mansoorabad. Kashif Saleem received an electric shock when he was switching on a motor. As a result, he fell unconscious. He was shifted to a hospital where he died.
Man drowns in TT Singh canal
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TOBA TEK SINGH: A youth drowned in Jhang branch canal at Gojra on Monday. According to Gojra city police, Adnan Butt was taking bath in the canal with his friends when he slipped and fell in deep water and drowned.