Farmer shoots boy dead for bathing at his tubewell

A 13-year-old boy, Muhammad Zaki, was allegedly shot dead by a farmer, Muhammad Tariq, for bathing at his tubewell in Chak 429/EB, within the Sheikh Fazil Police limits in Burewala, Vehari district.

According to police spokesperson Adnan Tariq, Irshad Ahmed Butt filed an FIR, stating that his grandson Zaki had accompanied him to the tubewell. While some boys were bathing there, Zaki stood nearby. The farmer allegedly arrived, shouted at the boys for using his tubewell, and then opened fire, injuring Zaki.

The boy was taken to the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital in Burewala, where he later died. The police arrested the suspect three hours after the incident.

Wanted criminal killed in shootout 

A robber, Ghulam Mustafa, reportedly involved in over 50 criminal cases, was killed, and a police constable was injured in an exchange of fire near Khairpur Tamewali, police said.

Mustafa and two accomplices had allegedly snatched a motorcycle from a man named Rizwan and fled. Police cordoned off the area, followed by a shootout. Constable Muhammad Amin sustained serious injuries, while Mustafa was found dead after the firing stopped.

Police believe Mustafa was shot by his own accomplices. His body was shifted to THQ Hospital, and a case has been registered against the two suspects who fled.

Undentified man found dead on Tezgam Express

The hanging body of an unidentified man was found in the toilet of the Tezgam Express train at Lahore Railway Station.

The train was reportedly travelling from Karachi to Rawalpindi when passengers discovered the body, believed to be that of a 60 to 70-year-old man. Railway police found no signs of violence and have moved the body to the morgue. Efforts are ongoing to identify the deceased and determine the cause of death.