SAHIWAL: A prisons department constable was killed and six people were injured when two rival groups of the Khatrain clan exchanged fire in village 63/GD on Friday.

Locals say there was a land dispute between Imran and Manzoor. First, they exchanged words over land ownership, and later exchanged fire.

Reports said all the injured people belonged to the Imran’s family, and the attackers fled.

The Bahadur Shah police shifted the injured people to the Sahiwal Teaching Hospital.

Hospital sources said two of the injured were in a critical condition.

The police official killed in the crossfire was identified as Imran. The police are investigating the matter.

MEPCO: Two members of the Multan Electric Power Company (Mepco) recovery team were injured by local residents in Odha Colony near village 82/6-R on Friday when the team tried to disconnect electricity for nonpayment of bills in many houses.

On Mepco officials’ call, the police and elite forces rushed to the area.

The police resorted to aerial firing to disperse the crowd that had damaged the front screens of two Mepco vehicles.

The crowd also took two Mepco officials hostage, who were later rescued by the police.

Three police officials were also injured.

Published in Dawn, October 28th, 2023