Man dies in firing over harassment

RAHIM YAR KHAN:

A 25-year-old man was killed and another aged 55 injured in an exchange of gunfire between two groups over the alleged harassment of a girl at a wedding ceremony in Shidani Sharif.

An altdrcation broke out between the groups during the wedding function after the girl was harassed.

The dispute escalated into an armed confrontation, leaving 25-year-old Muhammad Abid dead and Rasool Bakhsh, 55, ijured.

Both were reportedly residents of Basti Ramzan Naich in the same area.

Following the incident, local police and Rescue 1122 personnel reached the scene.

Rescuers provided initial medical assistance to the injured man before shifting him to the Khan Bela Rural Health Centre.

The body was also shifted to a hospital for post-mortem examination in the presence of police.

The initiated an investigation into the incident.

Meanwhile, Rescue 1122 personnel brought down a man from a 70-foot-high tower at a railway station after he climbed the structure, reportedly due to a mental health condition.

The man climbed the tower unexpectedly, prompting people present at the station to alert the emergency services.

A rescue team rushed to the scene and managed to reach the stranded man and safely bring him to the ground.