BAHAWALPUR: A three-year-old girl was allegedly mauled to death by a pack of stray dogs in the Dunyapur area of Lodhran district on Tuesday.

Reports said victim identified as Kaniz Fatima was walking from her home near Kahroepucca Chowk to a local madressah when the pack attacked. The dogs reportedly dragged the child into a nearby wheat field, where she was fatally injured.

The tragedy sparked outrage among local residents, who gathered at the scene to protest the municipal committee’s negligence. Locals claim this is not an isolated incident; several others have been attacked recently, including an elderly woman who was also killed by stray dogs. Residents criticised the Dunyapur Municipal Committee for failing to launch a culling campaign despite repeated warnings.

Dunyapur City police reportedly arrived at the scene but have yet to take action. When contacted via cell phone on Wednesday, Muhammad Safdar, a media coordinator for Rescue 1122 Lodhran, said the incident was not reported to their station on Tuesday night. The Lodhran police PRO was contacted for further details, though no official statement was released at the time of filing.

PR Land Retrieved

Pakistan Railways has retrieved 141.23 acres of costly land worth an estimated Rs1,144.33 million during a massive anti-encroachment drive in the Multan division.

As per a release, this was claimed by Divisional Superintendent (DS) Iftikhar Hussain during a briefing to the National Assembly Standing Committee on Railways sub-committee.

The meeting, chaired by Convener MNA Ramesh Lal, was held at the PR Multan DS office. The attendees included MNA Waseam Qadir and Sadiq Ali Memon, alongside Pakistan Railways CEO Aamir Ali Baloch, and other senior officials.

DS Hussain reported that the Multan division has already deposited Rs550m with the treasury from its total land revenue target of Rs1,500m. He expressed confidence that the remaining target would be met within the current financial year. The CEO briefed the committee about the tree plantation campaign, saying that over 70,000 trees have been planted on railway land so far, with plans to expand the drive further.

Published in Dawn, February 19th, 2026