Man killed, two hurt as building collapses in Multan

MULTAN: A 30-year-old man died while two others sustained injuries when a building collapsed at Lohar Colony here on Sunday.

According to Rescue-1122 spokesman, three workers were busy making jewellery boxes when the building, owned by Qasim Mahmood, collapsed, burying them under the debris. Upon receiving information, the Rescue-1122 teams rushed reached to the scene and rescued two persons 25-year-old Sajid, son of Yasin, and 16-year-old Mohsin, son of Irshad, alive from under the debris and shifted them to Nishtar Hospital. However, 30-year-old Aram, son of Yasin, died before he could be recovered. The body was also shifted to Nishtar Hospital.

121 power pilferers caught: The Multan Electric Power Company (Mepco) caught 121 power pilferers during separate operations across the south Punjab. The Mepco teams raided different places in Multan, Vehari, Sahiwal, Rahimyar Khan, Muzaffargarh, Bahawalnagar, Khanewal and Dera Ghazi Khan and detected theft of 167,000 units, the Mepco spokesman said. A sum of over Rs 2.9 million was imposed as fine on power pilferers over their involvement in tampering with the body of meters, direct supply, installing loop in meters, slowing down meters, meter dead stop and meter screen wash.