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Minister gives cheque to bomb victim’s widow
From Our Correspondent
BAHAWALPUR: Punjab Minister for Cooperative Malik Muhammad Iqbal Channar Sunday handed over a cheque for Rs 5 lakh to a widow of a man who died in a bomb blast at Channi Goth Chakkar on Friday night.
The cheque was given to the widow of Muhammad Imran, a fruit seller, on the behalf of The Punjab Chief minister after his Qul ceremony.
PML N leader Syed Ali Hasan Gillani and MPA Mian Shoaib Ahmad Awaisi also distributed cheques among the injured according to situation of their injuries.
DCO Bahawalpur Imran Skinder and DPO Sarfraz Falki were also present on the occasion.
MOTORCYCLIST KILLED: A motorcyclist was killed in a road accident near Chak No 4/BC on Bahawalpur-Hasilpur road.
Muhammad Abbas Dadpotra and his relative Fayyaz were on the way to home when a speeding tractor trolley hit them, leaving Abbas dead on the spot and Fayyaz injured critically.
LOCALS MUGGED: Locals were deprived of cash and valuables in different areas on Sunday.
Two armed motorcyclists snatched a motorbike, cash and a mobilephone from Shahzad near Basti Sadar Din in Bahawalnagar.
Four gunmen snatched motorbikes and valuables from Kalil Ahmad and Ashfaq near Bahawalpur Ghulwan chowk in PS Musaffer Khana limits.
COMMISSIONER TRANSFERRED: Bahawalpur division Commissioner Capt (retd) Javed Akber has been transferred.
Capt (retd) Saqib Zafar has been appointed as the new commissioner of Bahawalpur division.
New Regional Police Officer Bahawalpur range Ehsan Sadiq has assumed his charge.