KASUR: A woman was critically injured after her husband allegedly set her ablaze over a dispute at Kundan village on Wednesday.

Police said Mumtaz Bibi and Bashir Ahmed tied the knot a few months ago and would often quarrel. On Wednesday, they again exchanged a word after which Ahmed took out petrol from his motorcycle and threw it on Mumtaz and set her ablaze.

Critically burnt, the woman was taken to the Civil Hospital of Chunian from where she was referred to Lahore`s Jinnah Hospital.

There is no burn unit in any hospital of Kasur and the victims are frequently referred to health facilities in Lahore.

TOXIC SNACKS CASE: Policearrested the guard of a public primary school in Meer Muhammad locality on Wednesday who had allegedly sold toxic snacks to schoolchildren resulting in the death of two minor students on Tuesday.

On Tuesday, schoolchildren Eman Fatima, Alisha and Ayesha passed out after eating snacks, which they had bought from school watchman Idrees. Later, Fatima and Alisha died at the Lahore Children`s Hospital while Ayesha was stated to be stable.

According to Allah Wasayia, father of Alisha, the girls had bought snacks from Idrees.

According to DPO public relation officer Sajid Husain, the police had not received any application from the deceased girls` families for a case.

Police had earlier taken Idrees into custody on Tuesday andreleased him on the intervention of local people and the school administration. Police also did not collect the snacks.

Deputy Commissioner Amara Khan said initially school teachers had stated that the girls had not bought snacks from the guard.

Later, the statement of survived student Ayesha revealed the facts. She said that action would also be taken against the teachers for misleading the district administration.

She said the snacks were prepared locally and action would also be taken against the manufacturer and the factory would be sealed.

She said a crackdown would be launched on such factories in the district.

Police registered a case against watchman Idrees and snacks factory owner Imran under the Pure Food Act. Imran was at large.