TOBA TEK SINGH: Two suspected robbers were arrested in injured condition in separate encounters with police in Nankana Sahib district on Monday night.
Reports said a Syedwala police team was deployed at a picket near Dhari Kule Khan when policemen signalled two motorcycle riders to stop. Instead, the suspects allegedly opened fire at the police team.
The police returned fire in selfdefence. During the exchange of fire, one of the suspects was injured by firing allegedly carried out by his accomplices. He was arrested and a weapon was recovered from his possession, while two other suspects managed to escape.
The arrested suspect was identified as Qaiser Hameed alias Qaiseri. Police said he had a criminal record involving 28 cases of theft and robbery and was a proclaimed offender wanted in four cases.
In the second incident, aShahkot City police team, while patrolling near Saim Nullah on Jaranwala Road, intercepted two suspicious motorcycle riders.
The suspects allegedly opened fire at the personnel, prompting the police to return fire in selfdefence.
One suspect suffered injuries in firing by his accomplice and was arrested. A weapon was also recovered from his possession, while the othersuspectescaped.
The arrested suspect was identified as Ikram Toor. Police said he had a criminal record involving 22 cases, including robbery and motorcycle theft.
INQUIRY ORDERED: The Punjab Ombudsman has ordered an inquiry into the alleged substandard rehabilitation work on the Jhang-Toba Road and the road from the Station Chowk to the Nawaz Chowk.
Citizen Haji Muhammad Hussain had stated in his complaint that within days of completion, parts of the roads sank following rainfall, while deep potholes appeared at severalpoints.
The complainant alleged thatthe rehabilitation work was not carried out in accordance with the approved specifications and technical standards.
Punjab Ombudsman District Adviser Chaudhry Almas will hear the officials and conduct a technical assessment of the projects, including road thickness, compaction and material quality on Thursday (tomorrow).
FOREX DEALER: A Faisalabad team of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) raided an outlet of a foreign exchange dealer in Montgomery Bazaar on Tuesday and arrested three people for their alleged involvement in hawala hundi transactions.
The arrested suspects were identified as Zainul Abideen, Muhammad Awais and Kamran.
According to the FIA, the team recovered Rs40 million in cash, seven mobile phones containing alleged digital evidence of the illegal business, including text messages and voice notes, as well as a laptop and bank transaction receipts.
A case has been registered against the suspects, the FIA said.