Two brothers injured in acid attack

Published September 17, 2006

BAHAWALPUR, Sept 16: Two brothers sustained serious burns in an acid attack at Library Chowk here on Friday night. According to cantonment police, victims Naveed and Farhan had a dispute over a marriage issue with Hanif and others.

When they were returning from their shop on Friday night, Hanif, Shahbaz and Mushtaq allegedly throw acid on them and escaped.

Both the brothers received serious burns on their faces and eyes and were rushed to BVH.

Cantonment police registered a case against the accused who could not be arrested so far.

DEVOTEES: Two devotees of Hazrat Shahbaz Kalandar died while 22 fell ill due to alleged food poising here on Saturday.

They were returning from Sehwan Sharif on Friday night. On their way back they took meals. Barkat Husain of Kabirwala and Khurshid Shah fell unconscious near Bahawalpur and later died, while 22 others fell ill. They were treated at emergency ward of the BVH.

The affected people complained against the ill treatment of health officials to the EDO (health).p

Opinion

Editorial

A difficult story
12 Jun, 2026

A difficult story

WHILE launching the Economic Survey 2026, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb told a hopeful story of economic...
Politicised football
12 Jun, 2026

Politicised football

ALMOST three-and-half years since Lionel Messi led Argentina to FIFA World Cup glory, the latest edition of...
Rough waters
12 Jun, 2026

Rough waters

AMONGST the key potential triggers for fresh conflict in South Asia is water. The Indian state is behaving in an...
GB polls’ aftermath
Updated 11 Jun, 2026

GB polls’ aftermath

The new administration must address the region’s issues proactively.
Peace in retreat
11 Jun, 2026

Peace in retreat

THE ceasefire announced in April was supposed to create space for negotiations. Instead, it has been repeatedly...
A few good men
11 Jun, 2026

A few good men

IT was a brave move, no doubt. This Tuesday, in the land of the Afghan Taliban, a few good men decided to take a...