FAISALABAD City News

Two murder convicts hanged in Faisalabad jail
From Our Correspondent
FAISALABAD: Two prisoners were hanged in the Central Jail here on Friday.
Those hanged are Muhammad Akhtar and Muhammad Sajid. They were convicted in rape and murder cases. These were the first-ever hanging in the jail as there was no Phansi Ghat.
Muhammad Sajid of Tarkhani area had gunned down teacher Shahida and injured her husband Azhar sometime ago. The parents of the convict had finalised a patch up with Azhar but his wife’s parents belonging to Azad Jammu and Kashmir refused reconciliation.
Akhtar had shot dead Manzoor Ahmad and raped his wife Tasawar Bibi. On Thursday night, both parties reconciled but the reconciliation was rejected by the competent authority as the rape case of Tasawar was instituted under the Hudood Ordinance, which was not reproachable.


Eight-year-old missing girl found dead
From Our Correspondent
FAISALABAD: An eight-year-old missing girl was found dead here on Friday.
Ayesha Shahzadi, daughter of rickshaw driver Javed of Garden Town, went missing on Thursday. Next day, her body was recovered from a drain on Millat Road near Garden Town.
Meanwhile, the parents and relatives staged a demonstration and blocked Millat Road for three hours. They claimed that Ayesha was murdered by unidentified people. In the meantime, the City assistant commissioner reached the spot and assured the protesters of justice. Police have shifted the body to the Allied Hospital for autopsy and started investigations.