BAHAWALPUR: A suspect involved in the desecration of a young girl’s grave was killed by gunfire from his own accomplices during a police operation in Khairpur Tamewali tehsil on Wednesday, officials said. The incident occurred in Masoom locality, where Abdul Wahid, also known as Kala, and his three accomplices had been hiding to evade arrest. […]
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Bahawalpur mother kills daughter over smoking dispute
BAHAWALPUR: A mother allegedly killed her teenage daughter in Bahawalpur’s Basti Sokar area after the girl tried to stop her from smoking. The incident occurred on Saturday night, and the accused, identified as Nabila, reportedly strangled her 16-year-old daughter Aisha in a fit of rage. Police said Aisha had repeatedly objected to her mother’s smoking, […]
Proclaimed offender extradited from Dubai; two motorcyclists killed in Lodhran
BAHAWALPUR: Lodhran police successfully extradited a proclaimed offender (PO) wanted in a 2013 murder case from Dubai, authorities said on Friday. The suspect, Zulfiqar, allegedly shot Altaf dead on June 7, 2013, in Dunyapur city police limits over an old enmity. After months of investigation, police traced Zulfiqar, who fled to Dubai before he could […]
Young man dies allegedly from police torture in Karachi SIU custody
KARACHI – A young man from Bahawalpur, identified as Irfan Ahmed, allegedly died due to torture while in the custody of Karachi’s Special Investigation Unit (SIU) on Friday. His body was later shifted to Jinnah Hospital for post-mortem examination. According to Irfan’s family, he had come to Karachi from Ahmadpur East, Bahawalpur, for a short […]
Sutlej river bursts banks, villages submerged in Bahawalpur
The Sutlej River surged in Bahawalpur, breaking embankments and flooding nearby villages. Water entered homes, destroying houses and forcing families to leave. Panic spread quickly as residents carried belongings to safer places while authorities monitored the rising flood threat. In Sahlan village, the Zamindara embankment broke and water rushed into Hussainabad and nearby settlements. Several […]
Punjab: CTD arrests 3 terrorists working for indian spy agency RAW
The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab carried out a significant intelligence-based operation, arresting three terrorists linked to the Indian intelligence agency RAW. The operation took place in Pathan Colony on Jhang Road, where authorities recovered a large cache of weapons and explosive materials. According to the CTD spokesperson, the arrested suspects had planned coordinated […]
Funeral prayers held in Bahawalpur for victims of Indian attack on mosque
BAHAWALPUR – Funeral prayers for the victims of a deadly cross-border attack, allegedly carried out by Indian forces, were held in Bahawalpur on Wednesday. A large number of mourners, including grieving families and local residents, gathered to pay their last respects. The attack reportedly targeted the Subhan Allah Mosque in Bahawalpur during prayer hours, resulting […]
India targets civilians in missile strikes, Pakistan vows stronger retaliation: Khawaja Asif
Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has strongly condemned India’s recent missile attacks on Pakistani cities, calling them a “cowardly act of aggression.” He warned that Pakistan will respond with greater force than the attack itself. According to official confirmation by DG ISPR Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, India launched missiles on three locations inside […]
India fires missiles at three locations in Pakistan, confirms DG ISPR
In a major escalation of tensions, India has fired missiles at three locations inside Pakistan, confirmed Major General Ahmed Sharif, the Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR), on Tuesday evening. According to the military spokesperson, the missile attacks targeted Bahawalpur, Kotli, and Muzaffarabad, striking from the air. He condemned the strikes as a […]
62km two-lane Lodhran-Multan road to connect three districts
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday unveiled the plaque to launch work on two-lane Lodhran-Multan road, a 62-kilometer north-bound section of N-5 that will connect three districts, including Bahawalpur. The project will complete in two years costing around Rs 6.8 billion. Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Minister for Communications Murad Saeed, Special Assistant […]