KASUR: Passenger bus looted in Kasur

Published February 9, 2005

KASUR, Feb 8: Four bandits looted cash worth hundreds of thousands of rupees, gold ornaments and other valuables from passengers of a wagon near Wadana village on the Lahore-Kasur Road.

Reports said the vehicle (LXK-5515) was going to Lahore from Kasur. Near the DHQ Hospital, two alleged dacoits posing as passengers boarded the wagon. At Wadana Adda, two more outlaws boarded the vehicle. Near the Mustafabad Adda, 12km away from Kasur, all the four dacoits started looting passengers at gunpoint and managed their escape. Mustafabad police have registered a case.

BIKE LIFTED: Thieves took away a motorcycle from Changa Manga on Tuesday. Police said Ian Muhammad parked the bike (LRO-4188) outside his house. After some time he found the vehicle missing.

ABDUCTED: Five men allegedly abducted a girl here at Mustafabad. Police said Rafique along with four others entered the house of Waris, abducted his sister 'A' (15) at gunpoint and took away Rs15,000 and jewellery. 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
Updated 09 Jun, 2026

AJK flare-up

The situation started deteriorating after a trader affiliated with the JAAC was reportedly shot in an altercation with law-enforcers.
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...