CHINIOT: The Bhowana police claimed to have solved the murder case of a 12-year-old boy, whose body was recovered from a nullah after he went missing, and arrested an employee of the victim’s father.

According to the police, Muhammad Ali (12), son of meat shop owner Shahid Abbas, went missing on Oct 15 when he was taking cash back home from his father’s shop. The family searched for him but could not locate him and finally lodged a complaint with the Bhowana police.

Police started investigations and after a couple of days, found the body of the child from a nullah on Pansera Road. The police inserted the murder clause in the existing FIR and took Waseem Akram, an employee of Shahid Abbas, into custody on suspicion.

Police claimed that Waseem confessed to the crime and said that he looted cash and murdered the child over fear of being caught.

VISIT: Lalian Assistant Commissioner Habiba Bilal visited the Kanwein Wala Colony and conducted a review of the overall cleanliness situation in the area.

During her visit, Ms Bilal inspected streets, drains, and garbage collection and issued directions to the staff to further improve the waste collection and disposal system.

The AC also visited the Lalian Bara Graveyard and conducted an inspection. She instructed the staff to cut and remove grass, bushes and weeds grown in the graveyard.

She directed the concerned staff to maintain the paths and improve cleanliness in the graveyard so that citizens did not face any difficulty during their visit and further improve the overall condition of the graveyard.

Published in Dawn, October 26th, 2026