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Man dies a week after son’s martyrdom

By Our Correspondent
May 21, 2018

TOBA TEK SINGH: Jamil, father of army man M Bilal, who was martyred a week ago, died after a brief illness at Chak 320/GB near Pirmahal on Saturday night. His only son Bilal was martyred in a terrorists attack at a check-post in Mohmand Agency near Pak-Afghan border. Locals informed that since the martyrdom of his son, he was in severe shock. A large number of citizens attended the funeral prayer of M Jamil on Sunday. Later, he was buried in a local graveyard.

Villager shot dead over property dispute: A villager was shot dead over a property dispute at Chak 351/JB, Gojra, on Sunday. Muhammad Shafiq was on his way home from his farmland on his tractor when his rivals Amir, Aslam, Farooq and Ilyas allegedly opened fire at him. As a result, he was seriously wounded. He was being shifted to the THQ Hospital Gojra but he succumbed to his injuries. Police are conducting raids to arrest the accused persons.

TRADER INJURED ON RESISTANCE: A trader was shot at and injured on resistance near Gojra on Sunday. Yasir Masih was on his way when three dacoits intercepted him near Chak 156/GB and tried to loot valuables., but he resisted. It infuriated the dacoits and they shot at and injured him.