TOBA TEK SINGH: Traffic on the motorway M-3 near the Rajana Interchange was suspended on Wednesday after an oil tanker overturned and around 48,000 litres of petrol spilled in the area.
A Motorway Police spokesperson said that traffic had to be temporarily suspended and rerouted on the motorway from the north toll plaza of the Rajana Interchange due to the oil spill. He said the area was sealed and the petrol was transferred into another empty oil tanker with a sucking machine and the road was cleared afterseveralhours.
He said the personnel of Rescue 1122, district police, civil defence and Frontier Works Organisation also remained alert during the clearing operation, while water was showered continuously by fire tenders on the oil tanker to preventa fire.
ENCOUNTER: An alleged drug dealer was arrested in injured condition in an encounter with the Gojra CCD early on Wednesday morning.
Police claimed that a CCD team led by SubInspector Zaheer Ahmad signalled two suspects on a motorcycle to stop but they opened fire on the police team near Chak Sarangian onthe Jhangbranchcanal bridge. Police claimed that when the two-way firing stopped, they found one suspect injured by the firing of his accomplice, who fled away. He was shifted to the Gojra THQ Hospital and was identified as Mujahid Qamar Billi of Chak 281 JB Dawakhri.
Police claimed he was involved in several narcotic cases since 2019. A large quantity of narcotics were also recovered from his custody, police claimed. Correspondent