Man kills brother, injures two others for property in Faisalabad

FAISALABAD: A man allegedly shot dead his brother and injured his sister-in-law and nephew over a property dispute in Sitiana police area on Tuesday.According to police spokesman, Riaz of Chak 278/GB had a property dispute with his brother Abdullah.

On the day of the incident, Abdullah exchanged harsh words with his brother and opened fire on his brother and his family members.

As a result, Riaz, 50, died on the spot and his wife Naziran Riaz, 45, and son Tayyab Riaz, 21, received bullet injuries.

Rescue-1122 staff shifted the injured to hospital.

49 power pilferers caught: Fesco task force nabbed 49 power pilferers from Mianwali circle during the month of March 2020, a spokesman said here Tuesday.

Power theft cases have been registered against eleven pilferers so far and a fine of Rs 12.8 million has been imposed on all pilferers by issuing them detection bills of 599,172 units.

Giving details, he said that Fesco task force checked 9,183 electricity supply connections in all four divisions of Mianwali circle including Mianwali division, Kalabagh division, Bhakkar division and Darya Khan division in March and unearthed power theft at 49 points.

The pilferers were stealing electricity through various modes including direct supply, meter tampering, etc. Giving details, spokesman said that in Mianwali division, 5,182 connections were checked and 28 pilferers were nabbed.

Fesco imposed a fine of Rs 12.113 million by issuing them detection bills of 557,030 units. In Kala Bagh division, 1,721 electricity connections were checked and 10 pilferers were caught. Fesco imposed a fine of Rs 292,000 by issuing them detection bills of 17,415 units.

In Bhakkar division, 1,172 electricity connections were checked and 7 power pilferers were nabbed. The Fesco authorities imposed a fine of Rs 255,000 by issuing them detection bills of 16,061 units. In Darya Khan division, 1,108 electricity supply connections were checked and 4 power pilferers were caught. Fesco imposed a fine of Rs 158,000 by issuing them detection bills of 8,666 units in all, he added.

Power shutdown: The Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (Fesco) Tuesday issued a shutdown programme for Wednesday (today) due to necessary repair, maintenance and expansion of electricity lines.According to the programme issued by the company here on Tuesday, power supply from Model City, Mobilink and Best Export feeders emanating from 66-KV Old Thermal grid station, Madani, KTM and Zia Town feeders originating from 132-KV Steam Power grid station will remain suspended from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, while Sajjad Estate and new Dry Port feeders emanating from 132-KV Millat Road grid station will observe shutdown from 9:00 a m to 2:00 pm. Similarly, electricity supply from Jandanwala feeder originating from 132-KV Millat Road grid station will also remain suspended from 9:00 am to 5:00 p m on April 1.

All possible steps under way to control coronavirus: Chief Minister Complaint Cell Punjab chairman Chaudhry Mehboob Alam Sindhu Tuesday said the government is taking all possible steps to control coronavirus spread.

In a statement, he said the government had developed a mobile phone application (App) to deal with coronavirus threat. This app will provide necessary guidance and educate people about the preventive measures against the pandemic.

He said people's cooperation was imperative to overcome the virus and they should act upon precautionary measures issued by authorities strictly.