TOBA TEK SINGH: An oil tanker carrying 48,000 litres of petrol fell into a ditch along the M-3 Motorway near the Pirmahal interchange on Saturday.

A motorway police official said the driver likely fell asleep at the wheel, causing the vehicle to veer off the road.

Petrol started leaking, prompting authorities to cordon off the area.

The tanker was en route from Kot Addu to Sheikhupura.

THEFT: Thieves stole 32 goats and three cows worth over Rs2 million from a cattle farm in Dijkot’s Chak 87 JB on Friday night.

According to the FIR filed by Muhammad Amin, the robbers locked his brother Ashiq Ali in a room at the farm before fleeing in a mini-truck with the animals.

A case has been registered under Section 380 of the Pakistan Penal Code.

Published in Dawn, May 11th, 2025