TOBA TEK SINGH: Three persons died and 10 others were injured after a speeding bus ran over a motorcycle loader rickshaw parked on the roadside near the Saloni Jhaal Adda of Samundri in Faisalabad on Sunday.

Reports said that eight-year-old Hadia Adnan was instantly killed, while two others succumbed to their injuries at the Samundri THQ Hospital. They were identified as Maqsoodan Bibi (60) and Shoukat Ali (55).

The wounded, including Khalid Mahmood (46), his wife Lubna Bibi (50), his sister Shazia Bibi (38), son Subhan (11), Misbah Adnan (28), Muazzam (9), Farhan (7), Khadeeja (2), Adnan (25), Atif Khalid (22), were shifted to the Samundri THQ Hospital for treatment.

Meanwhile, a biker identified as Hafiz Zakir Hussain (46) died when a speeding van hit his bike near Chak 4 GB on Bucheki-Syedwala Road in Nankana Sahib district.

While in Jhang, a tractor trolley ran over and killed a boy on the Bhakkar Road. According to Rescue 1122, the deceased was standing on the roadside when the tractor trolley driver reversed his vehicle and he got crushed under the vehicle.

ENCOUNTER: A man wanted for allegedly harassing women has been arrested in injured condition after an encounter on Saturday night.

As per details, Faisalabad Razabad police SHO Muhammad Sufian Butter, along with a team, raided the Chuharmajra graveyard to arrest accused Qasim Ali. However, police claimed that the suspect along with his accomplices opened fire on the policemen, which was also returned. When the firing stopped, police claimed to have found Qasim in injured condition by the firing of his accomplices. He was arrested and shifted to the Allied Hospital for treatment.

INJURED: An animal trader was allegedly shot dead and another was injured by robbers when they offered resistance during a robbery attempt.

Reports claimed that two motorcycle riders snatched Rs1.5 million in cash from the traders near Adda Naroul in Kabirwala tehsil’s Nawan Shaher police area on Saturday night.

When they offered resistance, robbers opened fire on both traders. The deceased was identified as Khizer Hayat (48) and injured as Ghulam Abbas (50), who had been shifted to the Nishtar Hospital, Multan for treatment.

CANAL BREACH: Parts of the Kamalia forest were submerged due to a breach in the Wahgi Canal in Kamalia tehsil on Sunday.

The canal was later plugged by using heavy machinery under the supervision of the assistant commissioner.

Published in Dawn, October 12th, 2026