Skip to main content

Policeman martyred during bank heist bid in Tank

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A policeman was martyred and a civilian and a bank security guard were injured when robbers opened fire at them while trying to loot a bank in Tank district here on Wednesday. DSP headquarters Rasheed Khan told reporters that unknown robbers attempted to loot a bank in the Tank city. He said the armed robbers opened fire on the policeman and a security guard stationed outside the building, killing the constable, Riaz Gul, and injuring the guard and a civilian. DSP Rasheed said the robbers fled the scene after the incident. He said the martyred policeman and the injured were shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital, Tank. Upon receiving information of the incident, a contingent of police reached the spot, cordoned off the area and launched a search operation for the fleeing robbers. Meanwhile, a driver and his assistant died when an oil tanker crashed against a roadside hillock due to brake failure here on Wednesday. Rescue 1122 spokesman Aizaz Mehmood said the accident occurred in a rough terrain of Sarobai Mughal Kot in Darazinda subdivision. He said the oil tanker was coming to Dera. He identified the driver as Mohammad Zahid of Talagang and his assistant as Ihsanullah of Bhakar district. He said the bodies were shifted to a hospital. Separately, the Daraban police of Dera on Wednesday impounded two non-custom paid heavy bikes worth Rs3 million. A police spokesman said the bikes were being smuggled to Dera from Darazinda area. Published in Dawn, August 24th, 2023
http://dlvr.it/Sv5c7X

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

CJP questions how ‘clarification order’ made it to website

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa has raised nine questions in a letter to the Supreme Court’s registrar, seeking clarification on how a Sept 14 clarification order was uploaded to the top court’s website. The Sept 14 order, issued by eight judges led by senior puisne judge Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, criticised the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for failing to implement the Supreme Court’s July 12 judgement, which declared the PTI eligible for reserved seats in parliament. In his letter dated Sept 21, the CJP wondered who directed the uploading of the Sept 14 clarification order on the Supreme Court’s website. His inquiry followed a note from the Deputy Registrar (Judicial), who flagged the issue of the order’s appearance on the website. The note questioned how the order was uploaded when no cause list had been issued, no notices had been sent to the parties, and the order had not been received by the deputy registrar’s office until 8pm on the...

Pragmatic steps taken to implement Axle Load Control regime on NH&MP

Islamabad: Ministry of Communications has taken pragmatic steps to implement the Axle Load Control regime on Motorways & National Highways in the country. Sole objective of this move is to control travelling of overloaded vehicles which lead to fatal accidents besides damaging the national asset of road network of billions of rupees.Prior to implementation of axle load control regime, a technical committee was formed, consisting of officers from Ministry of Communications and National Highway Authority which remained in constant contacts with transport community, Members of the Chambers of Commerce and stakeholders hailing from all the provinces. This technical committee visited their offices and held detailed discussions in series of meetings and took them into confidence to facilitate implementation of Axle Load Control regime. The stakeholders assured of their full cooperation and subsequently, implementation of Axle Load Control was realized which is in progress.It is worth to ...

UN awards 2 Pakistani female peacekeepers for gender advocacy

The United Nations has awarded two Pakistani female peacekeepers with the Gender Advocacy Award for their “outstanding performance”, a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. In a statement issued on Thursday, the ISPR said the awards were presented to Major Sania Safdar, part of the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Cyprus, and Major Komal Masood, who served in the Central African Republic, “for their outstanding performance and commitment in promoting the ideals of UN”. The accolades were presented by the under-secretary general in the UN’s Department for Peace Operations at its New York headquarters. “While serving in [an] international environment, both officers demonstrated exceptional professionalism [and] dedication,” the ISPR noted. It added that the two peacekeepers “made [a] significant contribution to Mission’s Peace and Stability efforts, especially with regards to advancing women’s meaningful participation in Peacekeeping Operations within the ...