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Two gunmen killed in `encounter`

By Our Correspondent 2014-12-11
BAHAWALPUR: The Yazman Saddar police claim to have killed late on Tuesday two alleged gunmen in an encounter in village 93-DNB, 50 kilometres from here, while their four accomplices fled.

Station House Of ficer Rana Qamar said gunmen struck the house of Aslam and fled with his motorcycle and other household items. A police team, on being alerted, chased them and exchanged fire where two gun-men were killed while four others fled.

He said the bodies of the gunmen, yet to be identified, have been sent to Bahawal Victoria Hospital for postmortem examination. The Yazman police registered a case.

WALK: A walk to mark the International Day for Human Rights was tal
The walk culminated at Fowara Chowk.

PROJECT: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif approved a Rs420 million grant for the construction of a dual carriageway from Chowk Abbasia flyover to Dera Nawab railway station via Chowk Munir Shaheed in Ahmedpur East city.

MPA Qazi Adnan Farid said the PC-I of the project had been approved by the Provincial Department of Planning and Development.