Day: July 9, 2026

Faisalabad: Two people including a three-year-old child were killed and eight others sustained serious injuries when a speeding car rammed into a loader rickshaw carrying a family at Gattwala Underpass on Canal Road here on Wednesday.

Rescue 1122 spokesman said that rescue teams rushed to the scene immediately after receiving the emergency call and shifted the critically injured to hospital in addition to moving the bodies to mortuary after completing legal formalities.

He said that preliminary investigations revealed that the speeding car hit the loader rickshaw, which was travelling from Sahianwala to Faisalabad with 12 family members on board. The impact left two passengers dead on the spot and injured the remaining occupants.

The deceased were identified as 65-year-old Sadiq Ali son of Manak and three-year-old Ayan son of Boota. After completing the necessary rescue procedures, Rescue 1122 handed over the bodies to Madina Town police and shifted them to mortuary of Allied Hospital-I Faisalabad.

Rescue officials provided first aid to the victims at the scene before transporting eight critically injured persons to Allied Hospital-I for further treatment. They included Iftikhar-ul-Hassan, 43, Shehzad Ahmed Bilal, 22, Maqsoodan Bibi, 38, Ishrat Bibi, 35, three-year-old Abdul Hadi, one-year-old Umm-e-Farwah, five-year-old Usman Ali and 35-year-old Shugar Bibi.

Two other injured children, six-year-old Usman and two-year-old Anaya, suffered minor injuries and were treated on the spot after receiving first aid, he added.

Faisalabad: Two people including a three-year-old child were killed and eight others sustained serious injuries when a speeding car rammed into a loader rickshaw carrying a family at Gattwala Underpass on Canal Road here on Wednesday.

Rescue 1122 spokesman said that rescue teams rushed to the scene immediately after receiving the emergency call and shifted the critically injured to hospital in addition to moving the bodies to mortuary after completing legal formalities.

He said that preliminary investigations revealed that the speeding car hit the loader rickshaw, which was travelling from Sahianwala to Faisalabad with 12 family members on board. The impact left two passengers dead on the spot and injured the remaining occupants.

The deceased were identified as 65-year-old Sadiq Ali son of Manak and three-year-old Ayan son of Boota. After completing the necessary rescue procedures, Rescue 1122 handed over the bodies to Madina Town police and shifted them to mortuary of Allied Hospital-I Faisalabad.

Rescue officials provided first aid to the victims at the scene before transporting eight critically injured persons to Allied Hospital-I for further treatment. They included Iftikhar-ul-Hassan, 43, Shehzad Ahmed Bilal, 22, Maqsoodan Bibi, 38, Ishrat Bibi, 35, three-year-old Abdul Hadi, one-year-old Umm-e-Farwah, five-year-old Usman Ali and 35-year-old Shugar Bibi.

Two other injured children, six-year-old Usman and two-year-old Anaya, suffered minor injuries and were treated on the spot after receiving first aid, he added.

Faisalabad: A man was killed, while three others were injured in a road mishap in Khanoana bypass chowk,Satiana Road here on Wednesday.

According to Rescue-1122, a trailer was parked at roadside and its helper was changing a punctured tyre when another speeding trailer collided with the vehicle. Consequently, 40-year-old helper Allah Ditta died on the spot while three others — Riaz (45), Umar (25) and Adeel (40) suffered injuries.

The body was moved to the mortuary while the injured were rushed to DHQ hospital.

Faisalabad: A man was killed, while three others were injured in a road mishap in Khanoana bypass chowk,Satiana Road here on Wednesday.

According to Rescue-1122, a trailer was parked at roadside and its helper was changing a punctured tyre when another speeding trailer collided with the vehicle. Consequently, 40-year-old helper Allah Ditta died on the spot while three others — Riaz (45), Umar (25) and Adeel (40) suffered injuries.

The body was moved to the mortuary while the injured were rushed to DHQ hospital.

Rawalpindi: Police have arrested four suspects belonging to two separate gangs allegedly involved in robberies, motorcycle theft and other street crimes and recovered five stolen motorcycles, cash, a mobile phone and illegal weapons during separate operations.

According to police spokesperson, the New Town Police arrested two members of a gang and recovered five stolen motorcycles, Rs19,200 in cash and weapons from their possession. Police said the arrested suspects had previously been declared proclaimed offenders (POs) in robbery cases and were wanted by law enforcement authorities.

In a separate operation, Westridge Police apprehended two members of another gang allegedly involved in robbery and theft cases. Police recovered Rs21,000 in stolen cash and a mobile phone from the suspects.

The spokesperson said the arrested suspects would be produced before the court with substantial evidence to ensure their prosecution in accordance with the law. Police added that operations against criminal elements involved in street crime and property offences would continue across the district.

Rawalpindi: Police have arrested four suspects belonging to two separate gangs allegedly involved in robberies, motorcycle theft and other street crimes and recovered five stolen motorcycles, cash, a mobile phone and illegal weapons during separate operations.

According to police spokesperson, the New Town Police arrested two members of a gang and recovered five stolen motorcycles, Rs19,200 in cash and weapons from their possession. Police said the arrested suspects had previously been declared proclaimed offenders (POs) in robbery cases and were wanted by law enforcement authorities.

In a separate operation, Westridge Police apprehended two members of another gang allegedly involved in robbery and theft cases. Police recovered Rs21,000 in stolen cash and a mobile phone from the suspects.

The spokesperson said the arrested suspects would be produced before the court with substantial evidence to ensure their prosecution in accordance with the law. Police added that operations against criminal elements involved in street crime and property offences would continue across the district.