TOBA TEK SINGH: A woman died and three other members of a family were seriously injured when the roof of a house collapsed at Chak 295-JB, Devidas Pura, early on Monday during windstorm followed by rain in the area.

Rescue 1122 officials say that all the four members of the family were asleep in their single-room house when its roof collapsed suddenly during the early morning windstorm and rain.

On being called by locals, a team of Rescue 1122 reached the spot and retrieved a woman, Ayesha Anwar (30), after removing the rubble, who had already died.

The team also rescued three other members of the family -- Ghulam Abbas (32), his wife Sajida Bibi (30) and his son Salman Abbas (3) -- who suffered serious injuries in the incident.

They were shifted to the DHQ hospital for treatment.

MASON DIES: A mason was buried alive after the wall of an old well collapsed on him during repair work at Chak 436-JB, Gojra, on Monday.

Rescue 1122 sources say that Yousaf (45), a mason, descended 25 feet into the well and was repairing its wall when it collapsed on him.

A Rescue 1122 team, responding to a call, reached there and retrieved the body after hectic efforts.

Published in Dawn, September 29th, 2026