Minor boy dies after being thrown by uncle onto floor – Newspaper

TOBA TEK SINGH: A two-year-old boy succumbed to his injuries at Faisalabad DHQ hospital on Tuesday after his uncle threw him onto the floor in D-Type Colony.

Reports said two brothers, Nadeem and Farooq, the father of the boy, Zain, were arguing over money at their home in D-Type Colony.

During the altercation, Nadeem picked up the sleeping Zain and threw him onto a cemented floor, critically injuring the child.

Zain was rushed to DHQ Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries. Zain’s parents and other relatives brought his body to Kutchery Bazaar Chowk and staged a protest, demanding the immediate arrest of the killer.

D-Type Colony Station House Officer Adeel Mustafa held talks with the protesters, assuring them that the suspect would be arrested soon, after which the protest ended, and traffic was restored at the intersection. arrested: The Civil Lines Police of Faisalabad arrested three members of the agent mafia outside the passport office near Allied Hospital after they and their accomplices attacked two local journalists of a local TV channel on Tuesday.

Federal Union of Journalists Central Vice President Rana Habibur Rehman, Faisalabad Union of Journalists President Sajid Khan, General Secretary Mian Kashif Fareed and press club president Abdul Rehman told a press conference that the tout mafia was taking bribe from the passport seekers and two journalists went to cover the issues faced by citizens. During the coverage, Saifur Rehman and others attacked the journalists and tortured them.

They demanded the CPO to take action against the members of the tout mafia gang who were forcing the passport seekers to pay them bribes, alleging that the passport office staff was also involved in corruption.

shot dead: A construction company owner, Talha Basharat, who belonged to Samundri, was shot dead on Tuesday evening outside Wapda Town locality on Expressway Road in Faisalabad.

Reports said Basharat was on his way to city from his home located in E Block of Wapda Town by his car when two robbers intercepted him.

They reportedly snatched a cash of Rs10 million from him and on resistance fired a bullet into his head as a result he died instantly.

The Jaranwala SP and the Khurrianwala DSP reached the spot.

The Khurrianwala police have not confirmed the snatching away of Rs10m from the deceased.

PROTEST: Scores of residents of different localities of Faisalabad blocked traffic on Jhang Road near Saifabad locality to register their protest against Wasa over its failure to clear choked sewerage lines.

The protesters belonging to Baboowala, Nematabad, Rashidabad and Saifabad informed the media that dirty water was flowing through streets and in their houses but Wasa staffers were doing nothing to drain out the water from the area.

Published in Dawn, August 14th, 2024