BAHAWALPUR: A woman allegedly threw acid on her body in a bid to commit suicide after her quarrel with her mother-in-law at village Ismailpur near Ahmedpur East.
According to Rescue 1122 and police, Shabana (30) had strained relations with her mother-in-law. On Monday, they had a quarrel again and in a fit of rage, Shabana threw acid on her body and received burns.
On emergency call, Rescue 1122 officials gave her first aid and shifted her to the Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur, where she was under treatment.
ENCOUNTER: The Crime Control Department (CCD) Lodhran killed a suspect in an alleged encounter near Fazilwala.
According to officials, a CCD team was deployed near Fazilwala when it spotted four suspects riding a motorcycle.
The CCD team signaled them to stop for identification but they allegedly opened fire on patrol team members who also retaliated. When the firing stopped, one of the suspects was found dead at the scene while his three accomplices managed to flee.
The killed suspect was identified as Allah Ditta who was allegedly involved in over 20 criminal cases registered with various police stations of the region.
The CCD team recovered a gun, bullets, gold jewellery and Rs400,000 in cash from the deceased’s possession and shifted his body to DHQ Hospital Lodhran for postmortem.
ACCIDENTS: Two persons were killed and 12 women suffered injuries in three road accidents in separate areas of district Bahawalpur.
According to Rescue 1122, a motorcycle-rickshaw driver Muhammad Usman (25) died when his rickshaw overturned after its shaft broke near Hussaini Chowk in Bahawalpur city.
In another incident, an unidentified man was run over and killed by an unknown vehicle during the night time near Ahmedpur East toll plaza and his body was shifted to THQ Hospital Ahmedpur East.
In yet another incident, a group of women was travelling in a pick-up truck after harvesting cotton from fields when the vehicle overturned near Maqboolabad on Ganwar Shah Road. As a result, 12 women suffered injuries.
CLASH: Twelve people, including three women, suffered injuries in a clash between two rival groups over a land dispute at Chak 43/M Jallah Arian in Lodhran.
Police reached the scene while the injured were rushed to DHQ Hospital Lodhran.
Published in Dawn, October 20th, 2026
