KASUR, Feb 3: Robbers thrashed four policemen after snatching official weapons, cards, cash and cell phones from them on Baghiana road in Phoolnagar's City police precincts on Thursday.

The robbers took assistant sub-inspector Karamat Ali and constables Amin, Wasim and Tariq hostage and snatched everything they had. They also thrashed the policemen and ripped their uniforms.

Separately, five brothers, including Ilyas, Qayyum and Abdul Razaq, allegedly thrashed a police team headed by sub-inspector Shaukat Ali after a raid on their house in Sarhali Kalan village in Mustafabad police precincts.

The police had raided the house to arrest Ilyas in a theft case.

Opinion

Editorial

Return to the helm
Updated 28 Apr, 2024

Return to the helm

With Nawaz Sharif as PML-N president, will we see more grievances being aired?
Unvaxxed & vulnerable
Updated 28 Apr, 2024

Unvaxxed & vulnerable

Even deadly mosquito-borne illnesses like dengue and malaria have vaccines, but they are virtually unheard of in Pakistan.
Gaza’s hell
Updated 28 Apr, 2024

Gaza’s hell

Perhaps Western ‘statesmen’ may moderate their policies if a significant percentage of voters punish them at the ballot box.
Missing links
Updated 27 Apr, 2024

Missing links

As the past decades have shown, the country has not been made more secure by ‘disappearing’ people suspected of wrongdoing.
Freedom to report?
27 Apr, 2024

Freedom to report?

AN accountability court has barred former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife from criticising the establishment...
After Bismah
27 Apr, 2024

After Bismah

BISMAH Maroof’s contribution to Pakistan cricket extends beyond the field. The 32-year old, Pakistan’s...