OKARA: A woman was killed while her husband was injured when a car hit their motorcycle at Murghi Khana bus stop on GT Road on Thursday.

According to Rescue 1122, Abdul Aziz was going along with his wife, Bashiran Bibi, when a car hit their two-wheeler. Bashiran Bibi died on the spot, while Abdul Aziz sustained serious injuries.

The injured man was shifted to the DHQ City Hospital.

FREE FLOUR: Some 1,228,335 flour bags were distributed to the deserving persons registered under the Benazir Income Support Programme in the district.

This was stated by Deputy Commisioner Dr Muhammad Zeeshan in a meeting where Commisioner Syed Shoaib Iqbal, Regional Police Officer (RPO) Mahboob Rashid and DPO Mansoor Aman were also present.

All the departments and the officials engaged in the flour distribution were given appreciation letters.

Published in Dawn, April 21st, 2023

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