FAISALABAD, Nov 15: A mob damaged windowpanes of three buses and tortured the crew when a bus crushed to death a woman in Ghulam Mohammadabad here on Tuesday. Reports said a bus hit and killed Ruqayya Bibi while crossing the road.

Following the incident, the area’s people blocked traffic and damaged windowpanes of three buses. They also beat up the bus crew.

On information, the police reached the spot and told the protesters that accused driver Ashfaq had been arrested.

The police also took three protesting youngsters into custody, but later released them.

Governor: Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool has stressed the need to accelerate the pace of distribution of food items, blankets and other necessities of life among the people of quake-hit areas.

Speaking at separate meetings with the members of Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI), Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA), elected representatives and people belonging to various walks of life on Tuesday, he said the supply of relief goods must continue at a fast pace as the weather in the affected areas was turning harsh.

In view of the fast-approaching snow falls in these areas, the governor set a target of 30,000 bed-sets, complete with blankets and cushions, to be dispatched soon.

He appreciated the role of local trade bodies, nazims and the district government for sending hundreds of truckloads of relief goods to the affected areas.

District Nazim Rana Zahid Tauseef briefed the governor on the arrangements made by the local government and trade bodies for continuous supply of food items and clothes to the affected people.

He said the relief goods weighing 379 tons, had been collected by the citizens, industrialists, traders and commercial organizations and other welfare bodies.

He said so far 1,164 trucks containing relief goods had been sent to the quake-affected areas.

Meanwhile, 100 trucks loaded with daily-use articles donated by local industrialists, traders and people were sent to Azad Kashmir and the NWFP areas.

The Textile Exporters Association members announced that 100 more truckloads of relief goods would be sent to the effected areas within a week.