LAHORE, Dec 4: Model Town investigation police failed to find any clue to the attackers who critically injured a female Swedish social worker, Bargeera Almby, at her doorstep on Monday.

SSP (investigation) Babar Bakht Qureshi said the victim, who was still critical at the Jinnah Hospital, had yet to give her statement to the police. He said two police teams were investigating the matter from different possible angles, including her NGO and missionary work, crime against property and terrorism.

Ms Almby — the 70-year-old managing director of the social wing of Full Gospel Assemblies of Pakistan (FGA Church) — was attacked when she reached her home in a car from her Kot Lakhpat office at around 2pm.

Chief spokesman for the FGA Church Liaquat Qaiser told Dawn that Ms Almby who had been running various social projects in Pakistan for the last 38, was still on ventilator at the hospital as her lungs suffered injuries. Quoting doctors, he said the victim was still unconscious.He said the motive of the attack was unclear and the police had so far recorded statements of Ms Almby’s driver, watchman and some others.

Mr Qaiser said there was no apparent reason for taking the attack as a robbery bid as the foreign currency the victim was carrying was brought by her driver from a money changer.

ROBBERIES: Robbers looted cash and valuables worth Rs3.7 million in four separate incidents in the city.

Four robbers entered the house of Sarwar in C-Block Model Town police precincts and made off with cash and valuables worth Rs2.6 million. Three men stormed into another house in G-Block Johar Town police limits and took away cash and valuables, including a motorcycle, worth Rs600,000.

Two robbers approached Mehfooz and his family in Santnagar and looted cash and valuables worth Rs500,000. Two men entered the pharmacy of Surraya Azeem Hospital in Mozang and took away Rs50,000.

Opinion

Editorial

Sustainable path?
13 Jun, 2026

Sustainable path?

THE FY27 budget is the first clear signal that the government is ready to transition from stabilisation to growth ...
Prioritising education
13 Jun, 2026

Prioritising education

THOUGH the improvement in the country’s literacy rate may be slight, as highlighted by the Economic Survey, it ...
Poverty’s rise
13 Jun, 2026

Poverty’s rise

AS attention turns to the government’s plans for the coming fiscal year, one set of figures deserves particular...
A difficult story
Updated 12 Jun, 2026

A difficult story

Unless productivity becomes the dominant target of economic policy, Pakistan will continue to oscillate between crises and fragile recovery.
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...
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...