GUJRANWALA City News

2 kids burnt alive in Gujranwala inferno
From Our Correspondent
GUJRANWALA: Two children died while their mother sustained injuries when a fire broke out in a house at Kanewala on Sunday.
Sehr Bibi, wife of Tahir, lit a match stick for cooking and threw it near a bottle of petrol which was placed near the stove. As a result, fire broke out in the room, caused instant death of Gohar (3) and six-month-old Abdul Hanan while their mother Sehr Bibi received severe burns. She was shifted to the DHQ Hospital. Later, Tahir was also shifted to the hospital as he fell unconscious after the incident.
3 BOOKED ON CORRUPTION CHARGES: Anti-Corruption Establishment Gujranwala Region Director Dr Sohail Anwar on Sunday ordered registration of a case against three employees of the Noshera Virkan THQ Hospital on the charges of corruption.
The director directed to register the case against cashier Muhammad Ashfaq, laboratory record keeper Abdul Basit and Abdul Shakoor after initial inquiry. The ACE director also directed to determine the role of ex-Ms Dr Ghulam Mustafa, MS Dr Nawazish Ali, general storekeeper Saifullah, storekeeper M Hameed, caretaker Zafar Iqbal and driver Muhammad Khalid during the investigation of the case. It may be recalled that Muhammad Mushtaq Ahmad of Khan Musalman village, Tehsil Noshera Virkan, had filed an application against massive corruption in the purchase and distribution of medicines at the hospital.

Murderer killed in encounter
From Our Correspondent
GUJRANWALA: An alleged murderer was killed during an encounter with the Jinnah Road police near Ratta Jhal on Sunday.
The Jinnah Road police setup a picket on a road to check suspected persons. In the meantime, the police signalled a bike to stop but the bikers opened fire at the police. In retaliation, a biker was killed on the spot while his accomplice managed to flee. The police claimed that the deceased was later identified as Amir of Khizer Chak who was allegedly involved in the abduction and murder of a minor girl Zainab. The police said that Amir had killed Zainab even after receiving Rs 300,000 ransom from her family. The police have shifted the dead body to a hospital for post-mortem.