SAHIWAL: A widow has appealed to Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and regional police officer (RPO) to take steps for recovery of her eight-year-old son from two custodians of a madressah who are influential in the area.

Irshad Bibi, a resident of Chak 38/D, Kaloun, Depalpur, told the media in the press club that her son, Irfan, had been missing for the last two months. She said her son was studying at the madressah whose custodians were two prayer leaders, Qari Muhammad Afzal and Qari Muhmmad Saddique.

Irshad said her son went missing suddenly two months back and both prayer leaders were not telling her anything about his whereabouts. She said had no knowledge whether her son was alive or not. She had registered a first information report (FIR) with the Depalpur City Police Station but alleged that the police were supporting the prayer leaders as they were influential in the area.

Irshad Bibi said she had no financial resources to move the court and demanded the CM and the RPO to recover her son.

HASH: Harrapa police arrested a drug dealer and recovered hash from him at Chak 102/6A-R.

On a tip-off, the police raided a house in the village and arrested Amir Zawar. Police recovered 2.40kg hashish from him.

PRINCIPAL HELD: Chichawatni Saddar police on Sunday took a private school’s principal into custody for allegedly raping students.

According to SHO Rai Khizer, the main suspect has been taken into custody. On Saturday, he said his brother was held as boys had accused him of sexual abuse.

The school is located at Chichawatni Bypass, Lahore-Multan Motorway. Around 200 students in class-VIII, IX and X are enrolled here. The school has hostel and boarding facility.

URS: Tight security measures have been taken for the 776th annual urs of Baba Farid Ganjshakar in Pakpattan.

As many as 110 night vision cameras have been installed and 24-hour monitoring is being conducted.

Deputy Commissioner Irfan Ahmed Sindho visited the central control room and reviewed the arrangements.

The central control room was established inside the shrine.

Published in Dawn, September 25th, 2017