DERA MURAD JAMALI: A seven-year-old boy was burnt to death when a fire broke out and engulfed four houses in Goth Abbas Khan Khosa of district Jaffarabad on Friday.

It took fire-tenders about an hour to extinguish the blaze which according to the police was caused by a short circuit. The boy who lost his life was identified as Mohammad Ishaq.

ACCIDENT: A 70-year-old woman died in a road accident in Dera Allahyar on Friday.

Police said Shah Bibi was crossing the road in Murad Colony when a speedy vehicle knocked her down. She died on the spot.

The body was taken to the hospital and handed over to the family after legal formalities.

Published in Dawn, November 1st, 2014

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