TOBA TEK SINGH: A proclaimed offender wanted in more than 50 robberies has been killed in an alleged encounter with the Toba Tek Singh Crime Control Department (CCD) late on Thursday night.
Police claimed that a CCD team, led by Toba in-charge Inspector Faryad Hussain Cheema, was present near Chak 364 JB Gojra, tehsil when suspects riding motorcycles opened fire, which was also retaliated.
Police claimed to have found the body of one of the attackers when the firing ended. They further claimed that he was killed by the firing of his accomplices, who escaped in the darkness of the night.
The deceased was identified as Saleem Nazir of Chak 67 JB, Faisalabad and police claimed he was involved in recent dacoities in Kamalia tehsil.
THAL JEEP RALLY: Jhang Deputy Commissioner Babar Sahib Din on Friday inaugurated the three-day Thal Jeep Rally in Athara Hazari tehsil along with PML-N MPAs Colonel (retd) Ghazanfar Qureshi and Abida Bashir and ex MPAs Faisal Hayat Jabbuana and Sultan Sikandar Bharwana.
The DC said more than 100 vehicles had been registered from across the country to take part in the rally to be held on the 95km track.
PROPERTY AUCTION: The Faisalabad Development Authority (FDA) said that it had earned a revenue of Rs290 million through the sale of its 13 commercial properties in an open auction.
A statement by the authority said that the auction took place at the FDA Complex, and its commercial properties in various areas were offered for sale. It said that successful bids were placed for 10 shops (each measuring 4.5 marlas) in Millat Town, a 14-marla plot in Sir Syed Town, and two utility sites designated for educational and healthcare facilities in private housing schemes. Scores of buyers participated in the auction, it added.
TRAFFICKER HELD: An FIA Faisalabad Zone team claimed to have arrested a female proclaimed offender involved in human trafficking in a raid from Mandi Bahauddin.
An FIA official said that the suspect, identified as Sarwat Jabeen, was booked on March 1, 2024 for receiving Rs12 million by promising to send a complainant to Japan for immigration purposes. However, he claimed that she did not fulfill the promise and misappropriated the money. He added that further investigations were ongoing.
Published in Dawn, October 17th, 2026
