SARGODHA: A man convicted of murdering four members of his family was shot dead near Bhakkar DHQ Hospital on Saturday, shortly after being released from the district jail.

Reports said Shakeel Akram, who had killed his wife, sister, sister-in-law and mother-in-law in Shahkot in 2021, was arrested by police and sent to trial for the quadruple murder. A subordinate court had sentenced him to death on four counts following his conviction.

After his sentence, Shakeel was imprisoned in the local district jail. However, according to police, the Lahore High Court later acquitted him due to insufficient evidence, leading to his release on Saturday.

While traveling back to his home in Kallur Kot, Shakeel was attacked by his opponents riding a motorcycle, who opened fire and killed him near DHQ Hospital Bhakkar.

His body was shifted to the DHQ Hospital for a postmortem examination. Further investigations are underway.

ACE: The Anti-Corruption Establishment has arrested an employee of the Agriculture Engineering Department in Mianwali for accepting a bribe.

A case has been registered and investigations are ongoing.

Reports said Munawar Hayat, a clerk in the department, was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs5,000 from a former colleague in exchange for providing copies of official records.

The arrest was made during a raid conducted by the anti-corruption circle officer under the supervision of a magistrate.

Published in Dawn, May 11th, 2025