Six arrested in Vehari

Published October 31, 2001

VEHARI, Oct 30: Police claimed to have arrested at least six suspects from various parts of the district for interrogation in Bahawalpur killings on Tuesday.

When contacted, police officials refused to disclose the names of the arrested.

A source said police was raiding in Mailsi and Luddan till last reports came in.

The arrested belonged to a religious party, the source claimed.

LOOTED: Dacoits looted cash and valuables worth hundreds of thousands of rupees from two houses in Docota area on Monday night.

As per details, six dacoits burst into the house of Muhammad Safdar, locked the inmates in a room and took away Rs100,000 in cash and gold and silver ornaments worth Rs200,000.

Meanwhile, the same dacoits entered another nearby house, held up the inmates and fled with cash and gold.

Police have registered a case.

Opinion

Editorial

Doctor attacked
09 Jun, 2026

Doctor attacked

AN act of reprehensible violence has shaken the medical community. On Saturday, an employee of the Provincial Civil...
AJK flare-up
09 Jun, 2026

AJK flare-up

MATTERS have worsened in the stand-off between the Azad Kashmir government and the Joint Awami Action Committee,...
Fault lines
09 Jun, 2026

Fault lines

THE April 8 ceasefire that halted hostilities between Israel and Iran has encountered its most serious test yet....
Soft on traders
08 Jun, 2026

Soft on traders

THE Fixed Tax Asaan Scheme for traders with an annual turnover of up to Rs200m has been designed as a ‘pragmatic...
Ceasefire in name
Updated 08 Jun, 2026

Ceasefire in name

Both sides accuse the other of violating the truce that was supposed to halt the conflict in April, yet neither appears willing to abandon negotiations altogether.
Damaged childhoods
08 Jun, 2026

Damaged childhoods

CHILD abuse is so prevalent that the UN ranked Pakistan as the least safe country for children. Even so, more than...