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BAHAWALPUR, April 26: Five people, including an infant, died of heatstroke as the temperature touched 45 degree Celsius in the city on Thursday.
Officials at the Bahawal Victoria Hospital said five people were admitted to the hospital with high temperature and they were given immediate treatment, but could not survive. The deceased were: Saeed Shah, 40, Siddique Masih, 55, Taj Muhammad, 35, Pathani Mai, 70, and an infant.
TRANSFER: Bahawalpur District and Sessions Judge Syed Ijaz Husain Shah was transferred to Khushab on Thursday. He is replaced by Maqsood Ahmad Bito.
His transfer came two days after an alleged attack on the lawyers in the courtroom of civil judge Saeed Akhtar who, according to lawyers, was hearing the cases despite the strike.
Later, the alleged attackers and the civil judge reached compromise.
