OKARA: A man and his mother were arrested for forcibly putting chemical into the mouth of his wife at Chak 44/2-L on Saturday.
Muhammad Ashfaq and his wife Irshad Bibi, a mother of five, used to have quarrels. On Saturday, he put his wife in the washroom and in connivance with his mother, Jannat Bibi, put some chemicalised liquid into Irshad’s mouth.
Irshad’s in-laws reached there and shifted her to hospital as her condition deteriorated. Shahbore police shifted her to DHQ City hospital.
The police arrested Muhammad Ashfaq and Jannat. On the report of the victim’s father, Amanat Ali, police registered a case against the suspects .
EASTERN MEDICINE: The University of Okara’s dedicated artificial intelligence-based medical unit, funded by Qarshi Foundation, was inaugurated by Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Sajjad Mubin and foundation’ s Chief Executive Officer Adeel Saeed Mir.
The unit consists of diagnostics, treatment and medication facilities. Three doctors and paramedics would remain present at the facility to serve the students, staff and local community free of cost.
The establishment of this unit is a part of the memorandum of understanding (MoU), recently signed between the university and as well as Qarshi Foundation, mediated by the Department of Botany.
A seminar on “Collaborative Initiative for Natural Medicine” was also held on the occasion. Addressing the seminar, VC Dr Sajjad termed the initiative a milestone towards academic-industry collaboration for transformative healthcare. He said the world was shifting towards herbal medication rapidly. He announced the launch BS in Eastern Medicine & Surgery (BEMS) degree programme.
Adeel Saeed Mir announced that the UO’s Medical Unit would function with artificial intelligence (AI) and Telehealth. He also declared that his foundation would provide training and internship facilities to the UO students and ensure job placements of all the graduates of the BEMS.
Botany department chairperson Dr Fahim Arshad also spoke.
Published in Dawn, January 18th, 2026
