The fire broke out due to short-circuit in a shop at Bakshi Shoe Market due to short-circuit. Locals tried to extinguish the fire but of no use. They called the Rescue 1122 and police. They reached the incident place on information and fought the fire. No loss of life or injury was reported.
imposters held: The Nishtar Colony police have arrested a woman for posing herself as Ayesha Mumtaz, Director Punjab Food Authority (PFA), and extorting money from shopkeepers in the Nishtar Colony police limits on Monday.
The arrested accused woman was identified as Naheed Akhtar and her accomplices as Ijaz, Naeem and Jamil.
Admin Officer Saeed said the accused were conducting raids on different shops in Nishtar Colony Bazaar impostering themselves as “Ayesha Mumtaz Team”. The accused had extorted Rs. 1000, Rs. 3000 and Rs. 5000 from three shopkeepers in the name of fine. The victims complained to traders’ union of the area. They asked for the identity of the team. They handed them over to police on failure to prove their identity.
Speaking on the occasion, Director PFA said they had received many such complaints. She said if anyone had any such complaint of gratification by someone in the name of the PFA, they should immediately got registerd an FIR. She appreciated the arrest of the accused by police and requested the public to play a proactive role in handling such criminals.
road accidents: At least 633 road traffic accidents were reported to the Rescue 1122’s Provincial Monitoring Cell in all the 36 districts of Punjab during the last 24 hours in which five lives were lost and 538 seriously injured were shifted to different hospitals of the relevant districts. However, some 230 victims sustaining minor injuries were provided first aid on the spot. According to a data, 281 drivers, 20 underage drivers, 93 pedestrians and 399 passengers were among victims of these road traffic accidents. The statistics show 146 RTAs were reported to Lahore Control Room, which affected 180 persons placing the provincial capital at the top of the list followed by 47 RTAs in Faisalabad with 56 victims and Gujranwala at third position with 46RTAs and 46 victims.
Details further show that total 773 victims were affected by road traffic crashes including 606 males and 167 females, while the age group of the victims showed that 119 were under 18 years of age, 491 were between 18 and 40 years and rest of the 163 victims were reported above 40 years. According to the data, 518 motorbikes, 93 auto rickshaws, 62 motorcars, 43 vans, five passenger buses, 11 trucks and 71 other types of auto vehicles and slow moving carts were involved in the aforesaid road traffic accidents.