Incidents claim four lives in Faisalabad

FAISALABAD: At least four people, including two women, lost their lives in different incidents in Faisalabad on Thursday. A police official said 50-year-old Sadiq, a resident of Ayub Colony, was riding a motorcycle when a speedy rickshaw hit him. As a result, he was killed on the spot. In another incident, Nasreen Bibi, 40, a resident of Mansoorabad, died of cardiac arrest while she was shopping in a Sasta Bazaar on Sarogodha Road.



Meanwhile, Abdul Ghaffar, 45, lost his life when he fell from the roof of his house.

In yet another incident, Saima Bibi, a resident of Chak 73, committed suicide by consuming poisonous pills after an argument with her in-laws over a domestic dispute.

Meanwhile. Price Control Magistrate Riaz Hussain Anjum imposed a fine of Rs24,000 on nine shopkeepers for overcharging and profiteering. The magistrate also issued warning to the shopkeepers and asked them to mend their ways or face strict legal action.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 26^th, 2017.