TOBA TEK SINGH: A speeding van going from Lahore to Multan suddenly caught fire due to a short circuit near Shargpur on motorway M-3 on Wednesday.
There were several passengers in the van, including 11 children.
A motorway police spokesperson said a team immediately reached the spot and safely evacuated the passengers from the burning van. He claimed that due to the timely action and quick response of the motorway police, a major tragedy was averted.
After the rescue operation, the passengers were shifted to a safe place and necessary relief operations were carried out, he added.
RAPE: A married woman was allegedly raped in Chak 360JB of Gojra tehsil on Wednesday.
The Gojra Saddar police said the victim was alone at home when the suspect forcibly entered her house and raped her after threatening to kill her.
Police were conducting raids to arrest him.
SCHOOL OWNER HELD: After a dilapidated classroom roof at a private school collapsed in village 132 RB of Chak Jhumra on Tuesday, school ownerWaqar Ahmad Cheema was arrested on Wednesday by the Sahianwala police.
A case had been registered against him on the complaint of SHO Tahir.
Sources claimed that a few days ago, the district education officer had directed the school owner to replace the dilapidated roof of his school, but he ignored the directions.
ENCOUNTER: An alleged robber involved in more than 70 robberies, encounters and other crimes was killed in an encounter with the Crime Control Department (CCD) in Faisalabad late on Tuesday night.
Police claimed that a CCD team led by Lyallpur Town In-charge Siddiq Cheema, and Iqbal Town In-charge Ali Akram Goraya was present near the Tailanwala graveyard in Razaabad area when the team confronted motorcyclists who were allegedly looting citizens.
Police claimed that when the team chased them, they opened fire, which was also returned in self-defence. When the firing stopped, police claimed to have found one suspect dead by the firing of his accomplices, who managed to flee. He was identified as Waqas alias Don, a resident of Mai Heer locality of Jhang.