SHEIKHUPURA, Jan 20: Two brothers who were murdered by their rivals on Sargodha Road on Monday were laid to rest in Malia Kalah on Tuesday. Abbas and Shabbir were going by a car on the Lahore-Sargodha Road when two masked men riding a motorcycle shot them dead.

Meanwhile, the local traders association and the human rights organization have expressed concern over the deteriorating law and order situation in the district.

DEATH SENTENCE: The additional district and sessions judge on Tuesday awarded death sentence with a fine of Rs50,000 to a convict in a murder case.According to the prosecution, Niamat Ali along with four accomplices had killed ASI Zafar Iqbal.

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