TOBA TEK SINGH: Razabad police (Faisalabad) on Monday recovered a child two-and-a-half hours after his kidnapping.

Police said Muhammad Talha (12) was lured by her aunt (his mother`s sister) Shabana Bibi and her husband Muhammad Arshad when he came out of his school and took him away to their house in Diglaspura locality.

They telephoned Talha`s mother and demanded Rs3.5 million ransom, threatening that if not paid the boy will be killed. Police traced the location of the caller and recovered Talha.

Police have registered a case and arrested the couple.

BURNS: Two minor children suf fered burns when boiling milk fell on them on Monday at Faisalabad`s Fareedi Chowk area on Millat Road.

Adnan said his daughter Meerab Fatima (5) and son Ali Akbar (1) were playing near the oven. When they touched the milk pan, it fell on them as a result they suffered burns and were admitted to Allied hospital.