PESHAWAR, Nov 28: A prisoner escaped from the Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) where he was admitted for medical treatment, here on Wednesday night.
Police said Ghaffar Ali, son of Sher Ali, was arrested by the Anti-Narcotics Force for smuggling 12kg of heroin and two kg of opium in 1996.
The on-duty constable, Rahim Khan, claimed that on Wednesday night the prisoner told him that he had severe stomach pain. “I along with Ghaffar Ali went outside the hospital with the intention to purchase some medicine,” the constable added.
When they reached on the main road, all of sudden a car stopped and dragged both of them in the car, Rahim Khan said and added that later on, he was dropped from the car near Hayatabad township.
But Sub-Inspector Hayat registering an FIR, stated that when he went to the LRH on routine checking of the guards on prisoners, he found Ghaffar Ali and Rahim Khan missing.
The sub-inspector suspected that the prisoner in connivance with the cop planned to escape from the hospital. Police have suspended Rahim Khan.
HASHISH SEIZED: The Customs Intelligence have foiled an attempt to smuggle contraband to the Punjab and seized 105kg of hashish from a vehicle on Grand Trunk Road near Kund, Nowshera, on Wednesday night.
Deputy Director of Customs Intelligence had a prior information about the drug smuggling from tribal area to the Punjab, said a press release. He formed a raiding party, which erected barricade in Khairabad near Kund on the main Peshawar- Rawalpindi Road.
At about 7pm, a pick-up was signalled, but the driver accelerated the speed and also opened fire on them. The officials chased the pick- up. Near Khairabad Chowk the driver escaped along with his accomplices by taking advantage of the firing and darkness.
During the search, the Customs Intelligence officials seized 105kg of fine quality hashish from the secret cavities specially designed in the floor of the vehicle.
KILLED: One person was killed and two other were injured due to old enmity at Guldar Chowk in Yakatoot area here on Thursday.
Yousaf son of Rehmat, a residence of Badhber, lodged an FIR with Yaktoot police station, stating that he was sitting along with his two brothers, Israr and Younas, at his butcher’s shop.
Five persons, Sartaj, Murad, Rahat, Pervez, Yousaf, Razi and Hasan Khan entered the shop and allegedly opened fire on them. As a result Younas died on the spot while Yousaf and Israr sustained bullet injuries.
Yousaf told the police that the reason of the shooting was old enmity.