SAHIWAL: The Farid Town police killed a man with no criminal record in an ‘encounter’ at Shadman Town on Saturday.

The police said they signalled two persons riding a motorcycle at a Madhali Road check post, but they opened fire at police and ran towards Shadman Town.

The police chased them, but the motorcyclists opened fire at the police van. Later, the police found one of the motorcyclists, identified as Akbar Ali, injured. The police shifted him to the Sahiwal Teaching Hospital, where he was declared dead.

His accomplice, Iftikhar, fled taking a cover in the darkness.

Farid Town Station House Officer Ashraf Gujar told Dawn that deceased Akbar had no criminal record, but Iftikhar was wanted for crimes.

Akbar was a resident of 85/6-R and worked as a saw mechanic. His family alleges the Farid Town police murdered Akbar in cold blood.

KILLED: On Sunday, a woman was shot dead by a man over a monetary dispute in Tiba Sher Kot, Pakpattan.

The Pakpattan Saddar police said Ahmed Ali shot and killed Tahira Bibi in the village street. The police arrested Ahmed and seized the pistol in a case registered on the complaint of her husband, Sabir Ali.

WHEAT: The Food Department confiscated 1,188 wheat bags being smuggled out of Sahiwal district.

Imran Munir, food deputy director, said the bags were confiscated from Ada Shabeel and Kameer.

Food officials shifted the bags to Sahiwal City.

Published in Dawn, April 25th, 2023