Woman killed for ‘honour’

JHANG: A youth Wednesday shot dead his sister over the suspicion of her ‘character’.

According to police, Zulfiqar,17, shot dead his married sister Taiba Bibi, 35, in village Satiana.

WHOLE VILLAGE QUARANTINED: The district administration Wednesday quarantined the whole village Kariwala after the shifting of a coronavirus patient to the quarantine centre on Wednesday. Aqeel Abbas, 19, of Kariwala, was working at fuel station at Islamabad and was attacked by coronavirus and visited the village. On receiving his coronavirus report positive, the district administration has isolated him in the quarantine centre and ordered complete lockdown of the village.

EX-SENATOR DONATES EQUIPMENT: Former Senator Syeda Sughra Hussain Imam Wednesday visited the quarantine centre and handed over required equipment to the district administration for the protection of duty staff. Former district public safety commission chairman Syed Shabar Raza and Jhang Chamber of Commerce senior member Sheikh Mudassar Javed and other philanthropists of the city also accompanied her during the public service activity.

DC Tahir Wattoo along with CEO Health Dr. Mehboob, DHO Dr Naveed Safdar, AC Qasim Gill, and other officials reached the quarantine center established in the hostel building of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences.

She handed over 45 masks of N95, 200 personal safety kits, 1,000 liters sanitizer liquid and ten boxes of surgical masks to the district administration and assured that she will also provide further necessities for pilgrims isolated in the quarantine center.

The DC said the district administration is taking care of all isolated males and females by providing quality food, hygienic kits, and healthcare facilities.