Three bodies retrieved from Jhelum River
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Rescue teams on Tuesday pulled out the bodies of three people, including a woman and a teenage boy, from the Jhelum River at Azad Patan near Garari Bridge, Kahuta.
The unidentified bodies were shifted to the Kahuta hospital where their identity could not be ascertained till the filing of this report as police have decided to take help from the NADRA to identify the victims.
Rescue teams said that the bodies may be of some tourists but they were beyond recognition due to inflammation.
Rescue 1122 spokesperson said that the bodies have been shifted to the tehsil headquarters hospital Kahuta. He said that the victim woman and man were in their 30s while the teenage boy was 10 to 12 years old. Police said that help will be sought from the NADRA to identify the bodies as fingerprints of the deceased have been obtained and a post-mortem will also be conducted. The next of kin will be informed when the identification process was complete, police said.
Robbery, burglary cases
The number of robberies have increased in the city of Pind Dadan Khan. After the theft of motorcycles, the robbers have now set up a picket near Golpur village on Lilla Road and have started to rob passing vehicles.
As a result, fear and panic has spread among the residents who have demanded DPO Jehlum to immediately take notice of the issue.
In an incident, robbers snatched Rs100,000 in cash, and a mobile phone worth Rs65,000 from a businessman at 5am near Golpur village, a suburb of Pind Dadan Khan. Robbers also tortured his driver and snatched Rs5000 from him and managed to escape.
According to locals, motorists are also subjected to torture by these robbers. They forcefully stop vehicles, take away cash and valuables and escape. Public and social circles have demanded DPO Jehlum and other senior officials to show mercy on those who are already facing rising inflation and additional taxes. Immediate measures are a dire need to stop these incidents from occurring.
Meanwhile, drinking water in Pind Dadan Khan City has become bitter due to an issue with the underground water motor.
After receiving several complaints, Assistant Commissioner, Pind Dadan Khan, Malik Noor Zaman reached the water supply project on the Jhelum River’s banks to check up on the water delivery systems. After reviewing the situation, he gave the orders to modify the scheme within two days. He said that "The citizen would soon have clean drinking water”.
This issue of bitter water in several localities of Pind Dadan Khan was brought to light by Advocate Khursheed, Khawaja Hamza, Advocate Malik Sajid, Advocate Chaudhry Ashraf, and Chaudhry Sadaf Arain.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 24th, 2022.