Man guns down wife, sister

LAHORE:A man gunned down his wife and sister in the limits of Sattokatla police here on Sunday. Police said the accused identified as Shan shot dead his wife Hina and sister Sehrish and escaped from the scene. The victims died on the spot. Police said the reason for double murder was yet to be ascertained. Bodies were shifted to morgue. IGP taking notice of the incident has sought a report from CCPO.

17,809 POs arrested this year

The Lahore police have arrested 17,809 proclaimed offenders(POs), 21,865 court absconders(CAs) and 7,655 target offenders(TOs) this year. Around 3,659 POs were arrested by Cantt Division, 1,524 by Civil Lines, 4,296 by City, 2,409 by Iqbal Town, 2,972 by Sadar and 2,949 by Model Town Division. Similarly, 3,351 court absconders were apprehended by Cantt Division, 2,966 by Civil Lines, 5,462 by City, 3,340 by Iqbal Town, 3,158 by Sadar and 3,588 by Model Town. Around 1,181 target offenders were arrested by Cantt, 535 by Civil Lines, 2,555 by City, 1,229 by Iqbal Town, 1,265 by Sadar and 890 by Model Town Division.

44,281 drug dealers held

Punjab police teams conducted 79,709 raids on drug dealers' hideouts this year, resulting in the arrest of 44,281 suspects and registration of 44,225 cases. Additionally, 1,240 individuals suffering from drug addiction were admitted to rehabilitation centres for treatment.

According to police, 7,260 raids were carried out this year on drug dealers' hideouts in Lahore, leading to the arrest of 7,487 accused and the registration of 7,260 cases. These raids resulted in the recovery of 5,353 kilograms of charas, 236 kilograms of heroin, 131 kilograms of ice, and nearly 50,000 litres of alcohol.