Electrocuted

Published February 1, 2007

VEHARI, Jan 31: A 12-year-old boy was electrocuted while seeing a Zuljinnah procession in Mailsi city area on Youm-I-Ashur (Tuesday). Reports said Ameer Hamza of Chataniya village was seeing a Zuljinnah procession when a live wire of a nearby pole fell on him. He died on the spot.

TAKEN AWAY: Some thieves took away gold and silver ornaments worth Rs0.5 million and other valuables from the house of a local trader on Tuesday night in Burewala city police precincts.

Reports said family of trader Niaz Baloch was asleep when the thieves entered the house at O-block, Burewala and took away ornaments, wrist watches and other valuables.

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