BAHAWALPUR: The death toll in the tainted liquor case in Uch Sharif’s suburbs rose to four with the passing of two more persons on Thursday.

Police sources said Muhammad Naveed and Altaf, residents of Channigoth, were hospitalised on Wednesday after taking tainted liquor and breathed their last a day later. Earlier, Siddique and Mehboob Ahmed had died.

The seven other people who were admitted to the Ahmedpur East THQ hospital are in a serious condition and doctors are trying to save their lives.

The Uch Sharif police have registered a case.

SANITATION PLAN: Bahawalpur Deputy Commissioner Irfan Ali Kathiya and Bahawalpur Waste Management Company Chief Executive Officer Naeem Akhtar were adjudged second and third respectively in the Eid sanitation plan competition.

The competition was held at the provincial level and Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz in a video-link meeting on Wednesday announced the results. The chief minister also appreciated their efforts and lauded the services rendered by the sanitary workers in Bahawalpur and other cities.

BWMC CEO Naeem Akhtar told Dawn that around 1,000 workers of the company collected 2,614 tonnes of offal and waste of sacrificial animals with the help of 100 vehicles during three Eid days in the city.

Published in Dawn, July 15th, 2022