BAHAWALPUR: A father and his son suffered burn injuries when one of them allegedly attempted self-immolation after a domestic dispute in Basti Bahoowala on Khameasa Bhatta Road near Lodhran city on Friday.

According to Rescue 1122, Imran Kashif (40) allegedly attempted to commit suicide by sprinkling petrol on his body over a dispute with his parents. They said when his father Ramzan (65) attempted to rescue him, he also suffered burn injuries. A rescue team administered first aid and both of them were shifted to a private hospital in Lodhran city.

Meanwhile, a trailer carrying cotton bales worth hundreds of thousands of rupees was gutted after it caught fire near Adda Qainchi Mor in Yazman.

Rescue 1122 said the trailer caught fire when it passed under a sparking overhead high tension electric wire.

Rescuers reached the scene and put out the fire using two fire engines.

The workers offloaded the burnt bales from the trailer and no loss of life was reported during the incident.

ENCOUNTER: The Jallah Arian police of Lodhran district claimed to have arrested a criminal in injured condition after an encounter.

According to a police spokesperson, a police team signalled two suspects on a motorcycle to stop at a picket in Chak 389, the suspects allegedly opened fire on the police team, which was also retaliated.

He claimed that one suspect suffered injuries and he was overpowered and later arrested, while his accomplice managed to flee from the scene under the cover of darkness.

Police said the arrested suspect was identified as Zahid, who was found involved in over 12 criminal cases at different police stations of the area. He was shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment, while a case against his fleeing accomplice was registered and a search operation had been launched in the area, police claimed.

Published in Dawn, October 24th, 2026