TOBA TEK SINGH, Feb 25: A Pakistani, who was killed by a black American last week, was laid to rest at Kamalia graveyard on Monday night.

Kazim Khan was employed as manager at a filling station in Alexandria, Virginia. On the day of incident, a black American intercepted him and demanded money from him. When he tried to put up resistance, the bandit attacked him with a knife and fled. Kazim sustained critical injuries and died on the spot.

CRUSHED: A minor boy was crushed to death by a wagon on Gojra-Faisalabad Road, some 40km from here, near Adda Duggal Kotli on Tuesday.

Six-year-old Mahboob of Chak 280-JB was crossing the road when a speeding wagon coming from Faisalabad ran him over.

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