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Couple, infant die in accident

SARGODHA: A couple and their one-and-a-halfyear-old child died in an accident on the Maharanwala-Kalabagh Road in Mianwali.

According to sources, Abdul Majeed was riding a motorcycle while his wife and infant child were the pillion riders. His motorcycle skidded off the road due to rain while overtaking a dumper truck .

As a result, Majeed, his wife and one-and-a-halfyear-old child all died on the spot. Their bodies were shifted to DHQ Hospital. Police have arrested the dumper driver.

FIRE: A fire broke out in the cancer ward of the Government TB Hospital, Sargodha.

The fire broke out in the ward located on the first floor of the hospital, that’s a part of the DHQ (Dr Faisal Masood) Teaching Hospital. On receiving information, the rescue team reached the spot and brought the fire under control.

MURDER: A man was killed over a land dispute at village Retri near the town of Sahiwal.

Muhammad Hussain, Amanullah along with their accomplices attacked their relative, Muhammad Imran, with sticks over a land dispute and injured him critically. He was shifted to hospital in critical condition where he succumbed to his injuries.

The police have taken his body for a postmortem.