BAHAWALPUR: Two persons were electrocuted while a boy was killed in a road accident in district Lodhran on Monday.
According to Rescue 1122, one Husnain Shah was repairing the wire of his water pump at village Kulab near Ahmedpur East when he received electric shocks and died on the spot.
Another man accidently touched a live electric wire at Basti Nal Khanwah at Karachi Mor, Bahawalpur. When the rescuers reached the scene, he had already expired and his body was with his family members.
In another incident, the rescuers said, the locals saved life of three persons who fell into a 20 feet deep hole at village Goth Mehrab near Musafirkhana, about 30km from here.
In Lodhran, 10-year-old Umair was killed while his parents, including Muhammad Fayyaz and mother Shameem, were seriously injured when their motorcycle slipped and it was hit by the trailer coming from the rear side. The accident happened at Pul Bazaar on the Khanewal Road.
The injured couple was shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital Lodhran where both of them were stated to be in serious condition.
PFA RAID: The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) seized 650 litre adulterated milk and arrested two persons in a raid on a milk shop on Vehari Road in Hasilpur.
According to the authority sources, the two shopkeepers had allegedly adulterated the milk, which was found unfit for human consumption. The PFA disposed of the milk and handed over both the suspects to Hasilpur police.
SECURITY: The district police finalised its security plan for Ashura.
District Police Officer Aibadat Nisar said over 2,000 police officials accompanied by volunteers were deployed on the security of over 30 Muharram processions and 700 majalis.
Lodhran DPO Abdul Raoof Babar said over 400 police officials, including women constables, would be deployed for the Ashura duty in the district where 300 CCTV cameras would be installed on the routes of 13 processions.
Punjab minister Akhtar Malik reviewed the security measures for Ashura in Lodhran while police organised a flag march.
COMMISSIONER: Divisional Commissioner Raja Jahnagir Anwar, accompanied by officials, inspected the flood situation in the river Sutlej at Magwani Pattan near Dera Bakha.
The commissioner expressed satisfaction over the normal flood situation, saying that there was no cause for alarm and the banks of the river were intact. He directed the officials to be vigilant round the clock.
Later, he inspected the repair work of the sewerage in Islami Colony and Yazman Road.
Published in Dawn, August 9th, 2022
