NAROWAL: Sialkot Police claimed to have arrested two women from Karachi for committing theft at the home of a family residing abroad. Sialkot Police spokesperson said that Muhammad Fayyaz, a resident of Ittehad Colony of Daska, had filed a complaint in which he had claimed that on Aug 12, his elderly mother informed him by phone that a theft had occurred at their home.
He stated that two domestic workers had stolen mobile phones, cash, jewellery and other items worth Rs27.2 million from safes and drawers of the home.
The Daska City police registered an FIR against the two suspects.
Taking notice, Sialkot DPO retired Capt Dost Muhammad ordered immediate arrest of the suspects. Daska Circle DSP Malik Khuda Bakhsh, accompanied by City police SHO Inspector Noman Buttar initiated investigations.
The spokesperson revealed that the affected family had hired the two women without verifying their identities or checking their past records. He added that the affected family resides in Italy. The police investigation team arrested the accused in Karachi by utilising CCTV footage, human intelligence sources, modern technology, and traditional policing methods, he added.
DPO Dost Muhammad told Dawn that the investigation team arrested the accused after two months of continuous, round-the-clock efforts.
He stated that the suspects had been evading the police by frequently changing their locations and had been hiding in various cities, including Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and Lahore.
He noted that during the investigation, the police recovered gold jewellery weighing 62 tola, mobile phones, cash and other valuables worth Rs40 million from the suspects. Further interrogation of the suspects was currently underway, he added.
The DPO stated that the recovered items would be returned to their rightful owners after the necessary legal formalities. He also announced cash prizes and certificates of appreciation for the police investigation and raiding teams.
ACCIDENT: A husband and wife sustained serious injuries after their motorcycle overturned after hitting stray dogs on the Narowal-Muridke Road.
A Rescue 1122 spokesperson stated that the motorcyclists fell after hitting stray dogs that suddenly appeared on the road. He said that a rescue team provided first aid to 55-year-old Maqbool Ahmed and 48-year-old Hafeezan Bibi, who had been injured in the incident. He added that they were later transported to the Narowal DHQ Hospital.
Published in Dawn, October 15th, 2026
