DERA ISMAIL KHAN: An outbreak of measles has affected a number of children in Qayyum Nagar area of Malana union council of Dera Ismail Khan district.

Deputy district health officer Dr Hafiz Mohammad Farooq Gul Betanni confirmed on Tuesday the measles outbreak and said he had formed special teams to control the disease.

He said he along with the teams of health department visited the affected area and got the affected children vaccinated.

Meanwhile, a man shot dead his wife over unknown reasons in Khoi Pehore village on Tuesday, the police said.

The police said they had registered a case against the suspected killer on the complained of the woman’s father. They added the deceased woman aged 31.

Separately, a 32-year-old woman was shot at and injured by her husband over a petty dispute in Shorkot area.

The injured woman was shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital.

The police registered a case and started further investigations.

Published in Dawn, July 20th, 2022