Honour claims two lives

ISLAMABAD, July 6: A man allegedly killed his wife and a man over honour in capital’s rural area on Friday, police said.

The accused, Q.Z. surrendered before the Shahzad Town police after committing the crime and confessed to have killed in the name of honour. Earlier, he had escaped from the house where he murdered his wife and a man.

The police registered the double murder case in response to a complaint lodged by the wife’s father, a retired army man and started investigation. — Staff Reporter

Three burglary suspects flee

RAWALPINDI, July 6: Three suspected burglars, two of them real brothers, escaped from Sadiqabad police custody, though one of them was later captured.

The burglars fled after being remanded by the court of area magistrate in connection with 22 different criminal cases on Friday. Police said the three suspects escaped from the lockup after unlocking its iron door. — Staff Reporter

Criminal gangs busted

ISLAMABAD, July 6: Industrial Area police on Thursday busted two criminal gangs and arrested 11 people involved in different criminal activities and recovered weapons, ammunition, and Rs50 million valuables from their possession.

A spokesman for the police said here on Friday, that during preliminary investigation the accused confessed to their involvement in 16 snatching incidents on roads.

The police also arrested six thieves and recovered PTCL cable worth Rs50 million from them.

Meanwhile, the Sabzi Mandi police arrested a drug peddler after a recovery of one kilogramme of charras from his possession on I.J.

Principal Road. The Barakahu, Shahzad Town and Industrial Area police arrested three persons separately for their alleged involvement in robbery cases. The Koral police, meanwhile, raided an alleged bother house in Ghori Town and arrested nine accused, including three men. — Staff Reporter

Train passengers suffer

RAWALPINDI, July 6: Over 500 passengers of Quetta-bound Jaffar Express faced inconvenience when its engine developed fault at Jhelum Railway Station on Friday.

Sources said that Jaffar Express left Rawalpindi for Quetta at 2am instead of its scheduled time of 12:00 midnight. However, when it reached Jhelum early in morning, its engine collapsed and forced the passengers to spend three hours on the platform in wait for a new engine from Rawalpindi.

The passengers expressed concern over the failure of railway authorities to improve condition of railways and provide better travel facilities to people. When contacted, divisional superintendent Syed Munawar Shah said that the engines developed faults due to hot weather. — A Reporter