OKARA: A man was shot dead while his two brothers were injured by their rivals over litigation at Rasoolpur near Mandi Ahmadabad.

As per first information report (FIR), registered on the report of Allah Ditta, his three sons , Muhammad Ahmed, Ghulam Nabi and Ghulam Ahmed, were preparing fodder at their cattle pen when their rivals, Farooq, Nasir, Babar and Sardar, arrived there on motorcycles. Both parties had exchanged harsh words over the land litigation.

In the cattle pen, the suspects shot at and injured three brothers, Ahmad, Ghulam Nabi and Ghulam Ahmad. They damaged a motorcycle and a motorcycle-rickshaw parked at the cattle pen also.

The villagers shif ted all the injured to the Rural Health Centre (RHC), Mandi Ahmadabad, where Ahmad succumbed to his injuries while his both injured brothers were being treated.

Mandi Ahmadabad Police Station registered a case against all the sus-pects.

MoU: The University of Okara (UO) and Ghazi University (GU), Dera GhaziKhan has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for academic collaboration in all disciplines and joint ventures in various fields of research.

The pact was signed between UO Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad Wajid and GU VC Prof Dr Muhammad Tufail at the former`s of fice.

Under this agreement, the UO Department of Zoology, in collaboration with its counterpart, will be conducting an expedition on the fossils in the Sulaiman mountain range.

The UO will also establish a museum showcasing the samples collected from the research.

`The two universities will work together to promote research in key areas in a bid to meet the sustainable development goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. Our students will also conduct research on the water reservoirs and indicator animal species of the dessert,` said VC Dr Wajid.