SARGODHA:The bodies of two young brothers who drowned in the Jhelum River have been recovered and handed over to their heirs.

According to sources, 20-year-old Muhammad Owais and 17-year-old Muhammad Faizan drowned while bathing in the river during a break from wheat harvesting near the Kallar Sharif shrine in the Raipur area of Bhera town.

Rescue 1122 teams, after a strenuous search operation, spotted the bodies.

DUMPER DEATH: A woman was killed and her three children were seriously injured after she fell off a motorcycle and was crushed by a speeding dumper.

According to sources, Rubina Bibi, 40, of Mangini village, was riding a motorcycle as pillions with her son and children from Pul Laksian to Jalla Makhdoom Road near Canal Jhal on the Sargodha-Lahore Road.

Their motorcycle collided with another motorbike, causing her to fall.

She was run over by a dumper and died on the spot.

Her 20-year-old son Danyan, 10-year-old daughter Asma Bibi and 14-year-old son Iqbal were seriously injured and shifted to THQ hospital.

Police handed over the body to her family and are investigating the incident.

THEFT CASE: Police have registered a unique theft case involving items worth only Rs500.

According to the FIR registered at Phularwan police, soap and shampoo worth Rs500 were stolen from the house of Naziran Bibi in the Dhori area of Phularwan town on Sargodha-Gujrat Road.

The complaint was filed by Sub-Inspector Syed Fida Hussain Shirazi and the case registered under Section 379 of the PPC.

Locals criticised the police’s selective move, saying that police often ignore major thefts involving lakhs of rupees but appeared unusually quick in pursuing a case involving everyday household goods.

DIALYSIS MACHINES: A US citizen has donated five dialysis machines to the DHQ Teaching Hospital in Sargodha to help improve medical services for kidney patients.

At a ceremony held at the hospital, the machines were formally handed over to Medical Superintendent Dr Mushtaq Bashir Atif, Principal Medical College Prof Dr Waris Farooqa and Dialysis Centre In Charge Muhammad Tahir Abdul Khaliq.

Sources said that Mr Khaliq had earlier highlighted the urgent need for five dialysis machines due to the pressure on the existing setup. Responding to the appeal, the donor arranged the equipment, saying it would significantly improve care for patients in need of dialysis.

It is worth mentioning that the DHQ Teaching Hospital still lacks a burn unit and a neurosurgeon. Meanwhile, the trauma centre established in Sahiwal has also not been made functional for a long time.

Published in Dawn, April 24th, 2025