SAHIWAL: Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Special Judge Ziaullah Khan awarded 31 years of rigorous imprisonment each to two members of the banned Tehreek-iTaliban Pakistan (TTP) on Tuesday.
Accordingtoreports,Muhammad Akbar and Muhammad Farooq were captured during a sting operation in village 89/6-R on Jan 8, 2026, while preparing to carry out a terrorist attack.
The Counter Crime Department (CCD) had said that both men were residents of Basto Noori ofBahawalnagardistrict.
During the operation, authorities recovered 2,022 grams of explosive material, prima cards, an iron box, wires, cash, electronic devices, detonators, and other components used in improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
The suspects werebooked underSection 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997, and Sections 4 and 5 of the Explosive Act, 1908, on the complaint of Muhammad Anees, an officer of theSahiwalCTD.
The court, after awarding them imprisonment, ordered their transfer to the central prison.
HARASSMENT: Five suspects have been arrested for allegedly torturing, harassing and physically assaultingthree womenin separate casesin the past 24 hours.
In one incident, Naseem Akhter was allegedly subjected to severe domestic violence by her husband, Mansib Ali, and three in-laws Ghulam Qadir, Muhammad Sabir, and Muhammad Jillani. The assault was reportedly so brutal that neighbours called the police emergency helpline 15. There was some land distribution dispute between the husband and wife.
In the second case, Gulshan Bibi, a widow, was allegedly tortured by her brother-in-law, Fakhar Hayat, who had been pressuring her totransfer her late husband’s 41-kanal agricultural land to him. Gulshan’s husband passed away four years ago, and sincethen she reportedly faced coercion and mistreatment from her in-laws.
On the day of the incident, she had gone to her husband’s grave when Fakhar, accompanied by two unidentified men, allegedly attacked her.
In the third incident, Nabeela Naz, a resident of Ajwa City in Sahiwal, was reportedly harassed by a local grocery store owner. The suspeet allegedly threatened to kill her when she refused to establish an illicit relationship with him.
He confronted her at her home while delivering groceries.
Nabeela reported the matter to the police.
The Yousafwala and Dera Rahim police registered separate cases on the complaints of Naseem Akhter, Gulshan Bibi, and Nabeela Naz and the police arrested the suspects and investigations were underway.