OKARA: Two men were killed while one suffered injuries when an oil tanker hit a truck near Pul Jordan on the National Highway.

The driver of the Sahiwal-bound truck applied sudden brakes due to some road bump when the oil tanker hit it at its rear side. As a result, two men riding the oil tanker were killed on the spot while one suffered injuries.

The deceased were later identified as Zafar from Rahil Yar Khan and Abbas from Bahawalpur.

The Rescue 1122 recovered the bodies as well as the injured and shifted them to hospital.

ROBBERIES: Two motorcyclists were shot at and injured while a pick-up driver was robbed in separate incidents.

As per the first information report, Qaiser Abbas and Iqrar Shah from the Rajana area of district Toba Tek Singh were going to Lahore on a motorcycle. As they reached the underpass near a CNG station, two robbers tried to intercept them. When they accelerated the motorcycle speed, the suspects shot at and injured both Qaiser and Iqrar. They fell on the ground while the robbers escaped.

In the other incident, a pick-up driver, Shabbir was forced to stop by the robbers who snatched Rs150,000 from him. Saddar Police Station registered a case.

Published in Dawn, July 20th, 2022