TOBA TEK SINGH: A robbery accused, who was in custody of Rajana police, was shot at and injured on Saturday morning in an alleged encounter between the police and the robbers.

A press release issued by district police claimed that a police team was taking accused Faisal Saleem Butt of Rajana to raid his other accomplices. When the police reached near forest Baghat, adjacent to Chak 361-GB, unidentified persons opened fire on their van. When the police retaliated fire, the attackers escaped; however, one bullet hit Butt. He was admitted to the district headquarters hospital in a critical condition.

The police later arrested another accused Nasrullah Ibad of Chak 286/GB from the forest.

AWARD: Among 184 Pakistanis and foreigners who were given awards for their services to Pakistan in different fields, Prof Dr Hameedullah Hashmi, selected for Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (literature), belongs to Toba Tek Singh.

He holds a PhD in Urdu Literature and master’s degrees in Urdu, Punjabi, Islamic studies and History. Hashmi has so far written 110 books and is working on his 111th book.

Published in Dawn, August 16th, 2020