BAHAWALPUR: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested seven people for money-laundering and illegal money trade on Sunday.

FIA Deputy Director Sarfraz Ali told Dawn they first arrested Shahid Amin in Khanpur and he later led to the arrest of Ijaz Ahmad, Sajjad Ahmad, Ghulam Akbar, Toqeer Ali, Dilawar Khan, Tanveer Ali and Rashid Hussain at Nawazabad bus stand in Sadiqabad. They disclosed that they had been doing the illegal business for seven years.

Earlier, the FIA arrested three jewellers in Donga Bonga in Bahawalnagar district for money laundering and foreign currency business and recovered IT gadgets and currency from them.

DIE: Abdul Rehman (50) and Ashiq (40), both of Basti Balochan near Ahmedpur East, were buried alive in a well.

According to Rescue 1122, both people were busy digging a well and taking out bricks from it when a heap of earth fell on them. Rescuers with tractors, heavy machinery, lifters and excavators retrieved the bodies after a 15-hour operation.

Published in Dawn, December 20th, 2021