TAXILA: Two shops looted

Published March 16, 2003

TAXILA, March 15: Three dacoits looted two shops at Lalarukh locality in the jurisdiction of Wah Cantt police station.

The police said the criminals escaped from the scene after looting over 0.5 million in cash.

CONDEMNED: MMA MPA Prof Mohammad Waqas Khan has condemned the ‘kidnapping and torture’ of the PML-N parliamentary secretary in Punjab assembly, Rana Sanaullah.

Condemning the incident, he said rulers had developed more hatred for themselves among the masses.

He termed such acts against the democratic norms and ethics of politics.

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