BAHAWALNAGAR: Three suspected outlaws were killed in an alleged encounter with police on Tuesday.

Five suspects were allegedly looting motorcycles, jewellery and cash from villagers near Chak 102/6R. On being informed, the district police officer ordered besieging of the area. Police encountered the suspects near 25/3R in the jurisdiction of Saddar police, Haroonabad.

Police said as soon as the suspects saw them they started firing, which was retaliated. Three of the suspects were killed on the spot, while the remaining managed to escape.

The bodies were shifted to the DHQHospital.

Haroonabad Saddar police registered a case under sections 302, 324, 353 and 186 of the PPC against the suspects.

JOIN PML-N: Sixteen independent union council chairmen/vice chairmen and two municipal committee councillors in NA-188 joined the PML-N due to the efforts of MNA Syed Asghar Shah.

The independent chairmen/vicechairman who reposed trust in the leadership of the Sharifs included Syed Qalandar Husnain of UC-34 Toba Qalandar Shah, Syed Asif Asghar UC-5 Said Ali, Syed Aftab Raza UC-4 Fidai Shah, Pir Muhammad Hasan Chishti UC-29 Mominabad, Makhdoom Wajeehuddin UC-33 Jhulan Araiyan, Muhammad Kashif Laleka UC-2 Laleka, Ubaidullah Wattoo UC-23Muhammadpur Sansaran, Muhammad Akhtar Kamboh UC-35 Muhammadpur Shahwala, Dr Zafar UC-11 McLeod Ganj/Ahmadpur,RaoKashifurRehman UC-17 Mandi Sadiq Ganj, Muhammad Akhtar Jota UC-18 Qaimpur Jhangi, Imran Hasan Rehmonka UC-8 Behramka, Syed Azhar Hasan UC-6 Motipur, Syed Faraz Mohsin Gilani UC-30 Mari Mian Sahib, Mian Mazhar Khursheed Akol(a UC-28 Sanateka, Pir Jahangir Bodla UC-39 Sawaiwala and Minchinabad Municipal Committee Councillors Liaquat Khokhar Ward No.

6 and Arshad Joyia ward No. 11.

MNA Shah appreciated the support oftheindependentcandidates and said the country was passing through a criticaljuncture and only the Sharifs could face the challenges.